Selungai Murut language

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Selungai Murut
Native to Malaysia, Indonesia
Region Borneo
Ethnicity Murut
Native speakers
1,200 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 slg
Glottolog selu1243

Selungai Murut is a language spoken by the Murut people of Borneo.

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References

  1. Selungai Murut at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)