Sabah Oral Literature Project, Ongoing
Only by knowing how peoples in other times, other places, and other cultures have experienced and interpreted the human condition can we truly understand what it means to be human and our place in the universe. ~ George N. Appell, Ph.D.
From 1959-1963 George N. Appell and Laura W. R. Appell conducted research among the Rungus Momogun in what was then British North Borneo. In 1986 when the Appells were able to return to research among the Rungus they founded the Sabah Oral Literature Project. This work continues to this day under the leadership of our community based team.
Meet Our Current SOLP Team
Left to Right: Majintin Sovoli, Sovoli Mabok, Monobidong Sulimbat,
and Hamzah Malajun (SOLP Project Manager)
Sovoli Mabok, Monobidong Sulimbat, Majintin Sovoli, and Hamzah Malajun
2013a
Rungus Metaphorical and Poetic Phrases
. Phillips, ME: Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research.
2013b
Rungus Varieties of Rice
. Phillips, ME: Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research.