Murut Traditional Food

Sometimes i miss my mum cuisine, then when we whole family gathering sometimes my mum, my sister & me prepare kind of this murut traditional food especially i like to eat "Nasi Bungkus" with pickled meat, tapioca or salted fish. I show you some pics of our murut traditional food. I think you should be try ... heheheee ... :D

Nasi bungkus one of traditional way of preparing rice for. Murut community ... 

Wild cucumber soup is an appetizing native Murut dish ay The Eatery.

At the festival, one can also find a variety of ethnic food such as Linongot ...

Lumuyu Rock Carving

If i have an opportunity Lumuyu Rock Carving is one of my favourite place to go with some of my friends, because it's near from my village. I think if you interested you should check the link included.

This History About Lumuyu Rock Carving

The Lumuyu Rock Carving is situated on a small hill, about 62km from Tenom town, 30-40 minutes from Bekuku Village, Ulu Tomani, Tenom District. The rock carving is rare and was discovered by villagers in 1971. Measuring 25ft. by 32ft., the weathered sandstone boulder is carved with unique patterns of human-like faces, foot prints and many other patterns. According to folklore, the carvings were made by six brothers to release their grief at the loss of their youngest brother who was murdered. An exhibition gallery on site provides more information about rock carvings in Sabah.

The Lumuyu rock Carving was gazetted as a cultural heritage on 19 May 1999.

Click Ref :  museum.sabah.gov.my

Murut People Groups

Murut Population In Sabah : >< 136,000
Major Religion : Roman Catholic/Islam
Language : Murutic Language


Who are the Murut?

The Murut comprise several people groups that

are scattered in parts of Borneo Island including

Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and the East

Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. Their largest

numbers are in Sabah but some also inhabit the rural

Temburong District in Brunei. They were among the

last tribal groups on Borneo to renounce headhunting.

The largest Murut people groups are Tagal, Tidung,

Timugon, Sembakung, Paluan, Bookan, Kalabakan,

and Serundung Murut. The Sabah Murut population

is around 135,000 while around 1,200 are found in

Brunei.

The literal meaning for Murut is ‘hill people’. The

Murut were formerly shifting cultivators moving

their settlements every few years. Each people group

has their own dialect, but most are also conversant in

Malay which is the national language in Brunei and

Malaysia.

What are their lives like?

The Murut used to live in communal longhouses,

usually near rivers. Today, they have abandoned

this style of living for individual family houses.

These modern-style Murut villages are still located

in the areas of their former longhouse communities.

They are a very hospitable people.

Traditionally, they used the rivers as their highways.

They planted hill rice and tapioca, and hunted and

fished for a living. The men were skilled hunters,

using blowpipes, spears and hunting dogs. Today,

cultivating hill rice is their main occupation. Saw

milling, timber processing and military careers are

other means of livelihood.

Generally speaking, the Murut in Brunei have

participated in the economic prosperity and

modernization of Brunei Darussalam over the past few

decades. The Murut in Sabah have also had increased

opportunities resulting from modernization, although

those who live in remote locations have not benefited

as much from these changes.

What do they believe?

Many of the Murut peoples in both Sabah

and Brunei characterize their entire people

group as being Christian. But, this is often

done to distinguish their culture from their earlier

culture and from the predominant Muslim culture

than to characterize individual beliefs.

Many of those that call themselves Christian are

nominal believers. Among church members there is

a mix of Roman Catholic and Protestant affiliations.

Brunei statistics reveal that the Murut community is

58% Muslim, 30% “tribal religionists” (animists) and

the rest Christian. Malaysian census data count the

Murut in Sabah as about 82% Christian, 13% Muslim,

and 5% other. These numbers can be misleading since

they count all those in a household as having the same

belief as the head of the household.

What are their needs?

Opportunities for better education and

economic improvement are limited in the

more remote areas. Those choosing to pursue

better opportunities are forced to move out of their

local culture. Pray that in the face of local restrictions

believers will persevere and will also share the good

news. His Word is available in some of the Murutic

languages. Pray that non-believers, as well as the

many nominal believers, would respond to His Truth

as they hear and read it.

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Murut Traditional Dance

This Video Show Some Of The Murut Traditional Dance, you can click this link to see

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Murut Traditional Dance

Foot Reflexology Chart

This Chart make me always remember the point all of them and identify every inches of our feet.

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