Murut people living in rural and regional areas of
southeastern border between Sabah and Kalimantan and Sarawak. Murut tribe are
the third largest tribe in the state.
Their dwellings including Tenom, Kemabong, Pensiangan and
Keningau. They formerly lived in the house long and harmonious life in a large
family. Most of them are farmers moving, hunters and river fishing. They also
undertake the necessary collection of forest products (resin, rattan and honey
bees). Currently murut people already serving in the public sector in the areas
of education, health and defense.
The word 'Murut' refers to a group of people living on
hillsides or in the interior highlands of Sabah. Murut available in some areas
such as Keningau, Tenom, Pensiangan, Sipitang, Kalabakan and Kinabatangan.
Murut people divided into Tahol or Tagal Murut, Tidung, Timugon, SEMBAKUNG, Scourge,
Bookan, Kalabakan, and Murut Serundung. Where Murut people represent 2.9% of
the population of Sabah, which is about 50,000 people. Murut tribes are also
available in Brunei, Sarawak and Kalimantan. Murut people have their own
distinct language with other Murut tribes such as the Lun Bawang / Lun Dayeh.
This is due to geographical factors as an obstacle in their language of
communication.
Uniquely, the Murut longhouse living in areas close to
rivers or settlements along the river. They live in longhouses which houses 10
to 20 families. But there are also Murut people who live and build individual
settlements along the river. Murut tribes specialize in making boats and
lowering their expertise to the next generation. Besides the Murut specializes
in hunting and still practice tattooing tradition as the Iban tribe but this
tradition is getting less done by the tribe's younger generation.
Murut people also celebrate festivals such as Hari Raya,
Christmas Day, New Year, birthdays Council, pengembumian and Kalimaran Festival
and others. Kalimaran Fair is fair as the Kadazan-Dusun Harvest festival
celebrating. It was at the reception after their harvest. Murut people today,
has undergone a process of modernization and public servants working in
government and non-government. They also live in large cities and have
profsional job. However, this Murut tribe still practice customs practiced by
their ancestors from generation to generation as a custom that has high
aesthetic value in life.
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