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}}The '''Tutong language''', also known as ''Tutong 2'', is a language spoken by 16,600 people in [[Brunei]].<ref>Another variety called Tutong, ''Tutong 1'', is a variety of [[Brunei Bisayan]].</ref> It is the main language of the Tutong people, the majority ethnic group in the [[Tutong District]] of [[Brunei]]. It is an [[Austronesian language]], part of the [[Dusunic languages]] group spoken in Brunei and the neighbouring [[Malaysia]]n state of [[Sabah]].
}}The '''Tutong language''', also known as ''Tutong 2'', is a language spoken by 16,600 people in [[Brunei]].<ref>Another variety called Tutong, ''Tutong 1'', is a variety of [[Brunei Bisaya]].</ref> It is the main language of the Tutong people, the majority ethnic group in the [[Tutong District]] of [[Brunei]]. It is an [[Austronesian language]], part of the [[Dusunic languages]] group spoken in Brunei and the neighbouring [[Malaysia]]n state of [[Sabah]].


== Vocabulary ==
== Vocabulary ==

Revision as of 06:53, 22 February 2012

Tutong
RegionBrunei
Native speakers
16,600 (2006)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ttg

The Tutong language, also known as Tutong 2, is a language spoken by 16,600 people in Brunei.[2] It is the main language of the Tutong people, the majority ethnic group in the Tutong District of Brunei. It is an Austronesian language, part of the Dusunic languages group spoken in Brunei and the neighbouring Malaysian state of Sabah.

Vocabulary

Tutong language has its own dialect which sounds similar to French and German. Some of daily practise words are such:

  • Mian ( mee- yan) : Eat
  • Jayi ( Ja- yee) : Me
  • Jiyu ( Jee - you) : You
  • Lawu ( La - woo) : Hot
  • Puta ( Pu - Ta)  : Fish
  • Turis ( Too-rist) : Woman
  • Laie ( La- Yi)  : Man

References

  1. ^ Tutong at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Another variety called Tutong, Tutong 1, is a variety of Brunei Bisaya.