Murut, Serudung

A language of Malaysia

ISO 639: srk
Alternate Names: Serudong, Suudung, Tawau Murut, Tawou Murut
Population: 400 (2015 J. Rushing), decreasing. Ethnic population: 1,000 (2015 J. Rushing).
Location:: Sabah: Tawau district, along Serudung river, 1 village near Tawau town.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Murutic, Tidung
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 63% with Kalabakan Murut [kve], 52% with Selungai Murut [slg], and less than 60% with Tagal [mvv] and Sembakung [sbr] Murut languages. Very low intelligibility with Northern Tidung [ntd] (Moody and Walton 1984: 132).
Language Use: Home, Friends, Work; Mixed use: Religion. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Many also use Sabah Malay [msi]. A few also use Standard Malay [zsm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 10% in Standard Malay [zsm].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Murut, Serudung
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Sabah: Tawau district, along Serudung river, 1 village near Tawau town.