Tutong language
| Tutong | |
|---|---|
| Region | Brunei |
Native speakers | 16,600 (2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ttg |
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
- ^ Tutong at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ^ Another variety called Tutong, Tutong 1, is a variety of Brunei Bisaya.