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A Bidayuh man with a flute from Sarawak, Malaysia. Predominantly Bidayuh areas in Sarawak are in the suburban areas of the state capital city of Kuching (Penrissen as well as Padawan areas), Lundu, Siburan, Bau and Serian. Most Bidayuh villages can be found in the rural areas of Padawan, Lundu, Penrissen, Bau and Serian.
Padawan Sub-district in Kuching District. Padawan [1] is a sub-district of Kuching District, Sarawak, Malaysia.The name is also used to refer to the local government in Sarawak, the Padawan Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Padawan), and to Bidayuh Village, which is also known as Kampung Padawan.
Kampung Mundai (Mundai Village) is one of the Bidayuh community settlement in Padawan area of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located at Km 2, Jalan Padawan near a small town of Tapah, about 38 km from Kuching city centre. There are about 250 houses in the village.
The origin of the name "Padawan" came from the combination of Bidayuh words namely Padja and Birawan. There is a story of a Bidayuh village elder named Kinyau stayed in an area named Sibanyai 900 years ago. One day, he discovered white beads which has mystical healing power and they called it Birawan. These beads can also bring peace ...
The word Bidayuh in itself literally means "land people" in Biatah dialect. In Bau-Jagoi/Singai dialect, the pronunciation is "Bidoyoh" which also carry the same meaning. The traditional community construction of the Bidayuh is the "baruk", a roundhouse that rises about 1.5 metres off the ground.
Tarat Village is a Bidayuh village situated in the district of Serian in of Sarawak, Malaysia.It comprises three sub-villages, namely Tarat Mawang, Tarat Melawi and Tarat Sibala, although the area surrounding Tarat is also considered a part of the constituency.
The name "Tebedu" comes from a term in Bidayuh language, batuh badu which literally means "dried rock". [8] [11] The said rock is located at Kujang Mawang Village and Tesu Mawang Village and is reputed to have never been wet or inundated by water.
The population of Tebakang, over 2000, is predominantly Bidayuh tribespeople and Malays, and the village is divided into two villages by the Sadong River (Sungai Sadong in Malay). The settlement on the main road side is named Kampung Bidayuh Tebakang and on the other side of the Sadong River is Kampung Melayu Tebakang. [3]