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Momogun language

Kimaragang (Marigang), Tobilung, and Rungus are varieties of a single Austronesian language of Sabah, Malaysia. The three varieties share moderate mutual intelligibility. Children are not learning it well in some areas.

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Momogun
Native toMalaysia
RegionSabah
EthnicityDusun and Rungus peoples
Native speakers
90,000 (2007–2009)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
kqr – Kimaragang (Marigang, Sonsogon)
tgb – Tobilung (Tebilung)
drg – Rungus (Momogun)
Glottologkima1244  Kimaragang
tobi1239  Tobilung
rung1259  Rungus

Kimaragang (Marigang), Tobilung, and Rungus are varieties of a single Austronesian language of Sabah, Malaysia. The three varieties share moderate mutual intelligibility. Children are not learning it well in some areas.1

Phonology

Consonants2
Labial Alveolar Post-alv./
Palatal 		Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d ɡ
Affricate voiceless ts
voiced dz dʒ
Fricative voiceless s h
voiced v z
Lateral l ɭ̆
Approximant j

/ɭ̆/ may also be heard as [l] in word-final positions.

Vowels2
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a
References

References

  1. Kimaragang (Marigang, Sonsogon) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Tobilung (Tebilung) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Rungus (Momogun) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Forschner, T. A. (1994). Hoturan di Boros Momogun (Rungus): Outline of a Momogun grammar (Rungus dialect).
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