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Murut|ˈmuːrət|
Also Marut.
[f. Bajau belud hill.]
A member of a primitive Dyak people originally inhabiting the hill country in the interior of North Borneo, although now more widely scattered; the language of this people. Also attrib. or as adj.
1846H. Keppel Expedition to Borneo II. viii. 171 The Murut inhabits the interior of Borneo Proper. They are not tattooed,..and have a peculiar dialect. 1846, etc. [see Kayan]. 1848F. S. Marryat Borneo & Indian Archipelago 111 The whole space was covered with naked savages. These were the Maruts, a tribe of Dyaks who live in the mountains. 1881J. Hatton New Ceylon iii. 81 The interior of the country is inhabited by the descendants of the aboriginal population, called variously Muruts, Dusuns, or Ida'an. 1896H. L. Roth Natives of Sarawak & Brit. N. Borneo I. p. xx, British North Borneo has been less fortunate with the Muruts. 1923Blackw. Mag. July 49/2 The Mûruts are not a warlike or courageous people. 1929O. Rutter Pagans of N. Borneo ii. 31 Speaking generally, the Muruts may be said to inhabit the hilly country of the interior of North Borneo. 1939A. Keith Land below Wind xi. 197 Here was a Murut headman in only a loincloth. Ibid. 198 Arusap called to them in Murut. 1968Encycl. Brit. XV. 1012/2 The Muruts..are..abandoning their communal houses in favour of private dwellings. |