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Momogun language

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Native to
  
Malaysia

Native speakers
  
90,000 (2007–2009)

Region
  
Sabah

Language family
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian North Bornean Southwest Sabahan Dusunic Dusun Momogun

ISO 639-3
  
Variously: kqr – Kimaragang (Marigang, Sonsogon) tgb – Tobilung (Tebilung) drg – Rungus (Momogun) kzs – Sugut Dusun (?) mqq – Minokok (?)

Glottolog
  
kima1244  (Kimaragang) tobi1239  (Tobilung) rung1259  (Rungus)

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

Minokok is an endonym of the Sugut Dusun. Their language may be a dialect of Rungus. Their number are not included in the population estimate at right.

References

Momogun language Wikipedia