Sembakung language

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Sembakung Murut
Tidong
Native to Indonesia, Malaysia
Region Borneo
Ethnicity Tidung people
Native speakers
3,200 in Indonesia; ethnic population of 2,000 in Malaysia (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 sbr
Glottolog semb1240

Sembakung Murut, or Sembakung, and also known as Tinggalan, is one of several Sabahan languages of Borneo spoken by the Tidong people.

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References

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