The Bible in Timugon Murut (TIHBSM)

Overview

Tanou Moonsoi Timugon is the Bible in Timugon Murut, an Austronesian language of the Murutic branch spoken by the Murut people of the Tenom Valley in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. [1] The New Testament portion, titled Nabantuan Bagu, was published in 1998 by the Bible Society of Malaysia as the first Scripture publication in Timugon Murut. [2] The full Bible, including deuterocanonical books, followed in 2013, released in both Protestant and Catholic editions, and is distributed digitally through YouVersion. The Timugon Murut are an indigenous people of interior Borneo, historically inhabiting the lowland plains of the Tenom district along the Pegalan and Padas rivers. [1] They are part of the broader Murut ethnic group, the third-largest indigenous group in Sabah, and the Timugon dialect serves as a lingua franca among lowland Murut subgroups. [1]

Language and People

Timugon Murut (ISO 639-3: tih) is spoken by approximately 9,000 people in Malaysia - Sabah. [Glottolog: timu1262]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible Society of Malaysia. Translation type: First.

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