Murut

E288595

The Murut are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Borneo, primarily inhabiting the interior regions of Sabah in Malaysia and known for their distinct languages, traditional longhouse communities, and rich cultural heritage.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Murut canonical 6

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
continent Asia
country Brunei Darussalam
surface form: Brunei

Indonesia
Malaysia
culturalPractice communal longhouse living
elaborate wedding rituals
harvest festivals
ethnicSubdivision Bookan Murut
Lun Bawang
Tagol Murut
Timugon Murut
languageFamily Austronesian languages
locatedIn Borneo
Malaysia
Sabah
northern Borneo
primaryHabitat interior regions of Sabah
recognizedAs indigenous people of Sabah
region Keningau
surface form: Keningau Division

Pensiangan
Tenom
religion Christianity
Islam
animism
speaks Bookan Murut
Lun Bawang language
Murutic languages
Tagol Murut
Timugon Murut
traditionalArt basketry
beadwork
woodcarving
traditionalCrop maize
rice
tapioca
traditionalDance angkang dance
magunatip
traditionalDwelling longhouse
traditionalEconomy fishing
hill rice farming
hunting
shifting cultivation
traditionalMusic drums
gong ensemble
traditionalReligion ancestor worship
spirit beliefs
traditionalWeapon blowpipe
parang
spear

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sabah hasEthnicGroup Murut
Lun Bawang exonym Murut
Rungus relatedEthnicGroup Murut
Keningau hasEthnicGroup Murut
Keningau hasLanguage Murut
Dusun relatedEthnicGroup Murut