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Tagol language

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Native to
  
Malaysia, Indonesia

ISO 639-3
  
mvv

Region
  
Borneo

Glottolog
  
taga1273

Ethnicity
  
13,000 in Malaysia (2000), 2,000 Alumbis in Indonesia (no date)

Language family
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian North Bornean Southwest Sabahan Murutic Northern Tagol Murut

The Tagol Murut language is spoken by the Tagol (lowland) subgroup of the Murut people, and serves as the lingua franca of the whole group. It belongs to the Bornean subdivision of the Austronesian language family. Tagol Murut people can be found in Sabah and Sarawak, usually in areas around Lawas, Limbang, and along the border areas shared with Brunei and Indonesia.

References

Tagol language Wikipedia