The Bible in Timugon Murut (TIHBSM)

Overview

Tanou Moonsoi Timugon is the Bible in Timugon Murut, a language 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 later. 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.

References

• [1] The Timugon Murut People of Sabah - Amazing Borneo Tours. Cultural overview of the Timugon Murut people and their geography.

• [2] Nabantuan Bagu / Timugon Murut New Testament - Bible in My Language. Publication details for the Timugon Murut NT.

• BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society

• Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing

• Full Bible - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing

• Tanou Moonsoi Timugon - Online text, Bible Society of Malaysia

• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library

• Murut Timugon - John (Print) - Historical archive

• Murut Timugon - New Testament (Print) - Historical archive

• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for TIHBSM.

• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.

• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.