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The Dusun languages of northern Borneo: Rungus Dusun and related problems
Oceanic linguistics • 7 • Published In 1968 • Pages: 1-15
By: Appell, George N..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article G. N. Appell reviews the literature on Dusun languages and dialects. The problem is where does one draw the line between dialects, languages, and ethnic groups? For example, one researcher identified one 'Rungus' dialect group occupying the whole Kudat Peninsula. Appell says that there are actually four dialects represented on the Peninsula, including Rungus, along with Nulu, Gonsomon, and Tobilong. Appell claims that the original researcher had used a Rungus-speaking Nulu informant and uncritically accepted people's self-ascription as 'Rungus.' According to Appell, Rungus, Nulu, and Gonsomon form the Marudu Dusun language group, and are found on both sides of Marudu Bay, which separates the Kudat and Malobong Peninsulas. The Dusun language family includes Ranau, Bundu, Tambunan, Lotud, Penampang, Rungus, Labuk, and Mangkok. Other language groups besides Dusun in the state of Sabah are the Northern Murut languages, Southern Murut languages, and Bisaya. The appendix contains a listof 200 basic words.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Topography and geology
- Reviews and critiques
- Vocabulary
- Linguistic identification
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Rungus Dusun
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1959-1963
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1880-1960
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Sabah, Malaysia
- NotesAdditional notes
- G. N. Appell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-15)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 72004445
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Dusun (Bornean people)