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Tutong
Tutong may refer to: *Tutong District, Brunei *Tutong (town), the administrative town of the Tutong District *Tutong Camp, military base of the Royal Brunei Land Forces *Tutong River, which flows through the Tutong District *Tutong people, the main ethnic group in the Tutong District *Tutong language, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Tutong *Bisaya language (Borneo), another Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Tutong, also sometimes known as the Tutong language *Tagalog scorched rice Scorched rice, also known as crunchy rice, is a thin crust of slightly browned rice at the bottom of the cooking pot. It is produced during the cooking of rice over direct heat from a flame. Varieties Cape Verde In Cape Verdean Creole, the bu ... {{Disambiguation, geo he:טוטונג (מחוז) fi:Tutong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutong District
Tutong District (; Jawi: دائيره توتوڠ) or simply Tutong is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 48,313 in 2016. The administrative town is Pekan Tutong. It is home to Tasek Merimbun, the country's largest natural lake. History Prior to the introduction of the British residential system in Brunei in 1906, Tutong was a land, a type of land ownership in Brunei's traditional government. It was the non-hereditary land of , one of the four traditional ( viziers) to the Sultan. Geography The district borders the South China Sea to the north, Brunei-Muara District to the north-east, the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the east and south, and Belait District to the west. With an area of , it is the third largest district in Brunei. The Tutong River is the sole primary river and only flows in the district. It begins in the district's interior in the south and flows northwards which finally discharges into the South China Sea. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutong (town)
Tutong or officially known as Tutong Town ( ms, Pekan Tutong) is a municipality town in Mukim Pekan Tutong Tutong District, Brunei. It is located about from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Governance It is officially a Municipal Board area and covers . The members consist of government officers, the penghulu of Mukim Pekan Tutong, and appointed representatives from the local residents, organisations and business community. The main responsibility, through the Tutong Municipal Department, is collecting revenue from taxation of building, commercial licence fees and rental of commercial lots in commercial centres owned by the Department. The area under the municipality is about and comprises parts of Petani and Bukit Bendera. Petani and Bukit Bendera are village-level subdivisions, the third and lowest administrative divisions in the country, and administered under Tutong District Office, another department in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Petani and Bukit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutong Camp
Tutong Camp (), also sometimes referred to as in Malay, ''Tutong Kem'', is one of the military bases of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) and it is also home to the Second Battalion (2Bn). The RBLF have two garrisons of army and military police stationed in the Tutong District, namely the Tutong and Penanjong Camp as well as a shooting range in Binturan. It can be noted that the camp was previously referred to as Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (RBMR) Camp, Tutong. In 2016, the population was 1,099. History The base was completed by late April 1976 and later on May 10, 1976, the 2Bn officially moved into Tutong Camp after being temporarily based at Bolkiah Camp. A total of 6 blocks of flats within the camp were scheduled to be completed on November 26, 1978. On September 2, 1965, the 22nd Special Air Service (SAS) undergone a month long training period at the camp. The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah presented the Royal Brunei Armed Forces with scented water during a ceremony at the Tut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutong River
The Tutong River ( ms, Sungai Tutong) is a river in Tutong District, Brunei. It is the second longest of the four main rivers in the country. Sites Tutong (town), Tutong Town is one of the largest human settlements in the district in which the river passes through, and it has a small commercial jetty used by locals. At the mouth of the river, it links up with Sungai Danau which also has its own former jetty in Kampong Danau. Several more Village, kampongs such as Kampong Lubok Pulau, Lubok Pulau, Nyanyag, Kampong Tanjong Maya, Tanjong Maya, Kampong Layong, Layong and Kampong Rambai, Rambai also lies upstream of the river. Some of Brunei's historical sites are located along the river banks, including: * Kuala Tutong old ferry jetty, used significantly especially in the 1950s, to get across from Danau to Tutong. * Kuala Tutong Mosque, built in 1993. * Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, built in 1966. * Istana Pantai, an Palace, istana built in 1950. Several islands located within the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutong People
The Tutong people are an ethnic group native to Brunei, mainly in Tutong District. They traditionally speak the Tutong language. They are officially recognised as one of the seven ethnic groups of the Bruneian Malay race (). Names In Malay, the official language of Brunei, they are called . The endonym is in Tutong language. The Dusun people, another indigenous ethnic group in Brunei, called the Tutong people . Origin The origin of the Tutong people is unclear. According to an oral tradition, they are descended from a Murut named Tutong who had helped the people of Lurah Saban, a village on the banks of the Tutong River, against headhunting by the Kayan people. The river itself is believed to have been named after him in honour of his heroic action. Also, the people whom he had helped eventually considered themselves the followers of Tutong. Another oral tradition states that they are descended from someone named Si Letong who had migrated from Sulawesi, Indonesia. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutong Language
The Tutong language, also known as ''Basa Tutong'', is a language spoken by approximately 17,000 people in Brunei. It is the main language of the Tutong people, the majority ethnic group in the Tutong District of Brunei. Classification Tutong is an Austronesian language and belongs to the Rejang–Baram group of languages spoken in Brunei as well as Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Sarawak, Malaysia. Tutong is related to the Belait language and roughly 54% of the words come from a common root. Language use Today, many speakers of Tutong are shifting away from the traditional language and code-mix or code-shift with Brunei Malay, Standard Malay and English. The language has been given a vitality rating of 2.5 based on a scale of 0–6 that uses the measures of the rate of transmission to future generations, the level of official support, and the geographical concentration of speakers. This means it is considered endangered. Nonetheless, there is interest in revitalising the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisaya Language (Borneo)
Bisaya, also known as Southern Bisaya, Brunei Bisaya, Brunei Dusun or Tutong 1, is a Sabahan language spoken in Brunei and Sarawak, Malaysia. References External links * Kaipuleohone's Robert Blust Robert A. Blust (; ; May 9, 1940 – January 5, 2022) was an American linguist who worked in several areas, including historical linguistics, lexicography and ethnology. He was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Blu ... collection includes materials on Bisaya. Dusunic languages Languages of Sabah Languages of Brunei Languages of Malaysia {{au-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorched Rice
Scorched rice, also known as crunchy rice, is a thin crust of slightly browned rice at the bottom of the cooking pot. It is produced during the cooking of rice over direct heat from a flame. Varieties Cape Verde In Cape Verdean Creole, the burned, scorched, or otherwise crunchy rice at the bottom of the pot is referred to as ''kokorota''. It is traditionally cooked outside, or in a semi-enclosed cooking space in a three-legged metal pot over burning firewood. In modern times, butane-powered stoves and store-bought pots are more commonly used in Cape Verde; however, the three-legged pots are still frequently used in the rural areas and when making food for parties, festivals or any occasion where large quantities of food are required. China ''Guōbā'' (), sometimes known as ''mi guoba'' (, ) is a Chinese food ingredient consisting of scorched rice. Traditionally ''guōbā'' forms during the boiling of rice over direct heat from a flame. This results in the formation of a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
