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Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, which are broadly similar in language and culture (see also issues below). The name Bidayuh means 'inhabitants of land'.
Most Chinese loanwords in Tagalog were derived from Hokkien, the Southern Chinese language most widely spoken in the Philippines. Most of the 163 Hokkien-derived terms collected and analyzed by Gloria Chan-Yap are fairly recent and do not appear in the earliest Spanish dictionaries of Tagalog.
The Land Dayak languages are a group of dozen or so languages spoken by the Bidayuh Land Dayaks of northwestern Borneo, and according to some, also spoken by the Rejang people of southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia.
Almost 93% of the Iban, Kelabit, and Bidayuh have changed their traditional names to English names since they converted to Christianity. Many young indigenous Iban, Kelabit, and Bidayuh people in Sarawak will not practice the ceremonies of their ancestors such as Miring, the worship of Singalang Burung (local deity), and celebration of Gawai Antu.
The Biatah language is spoken in the Malaysian state of Sarawak and the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family . Phonology
Recognised Minority Language in: Malaysia, the Philippines, Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, and the United States Chinese (Classical) – 古文 or 文言 Literary language used in: the People's Republic of China , the Republic of China , the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , Korea , and Japan
Kenyah dance. The Kenyah people, traditionally being swidden agriculturalists [5] and living in longhouses (uma dado'), [6] is an umbrella term for over 40 sub-groups that mostly share common migration histories, customs, and related dialects.
The sole official language of Thailand is Central Thai (Siamese), a vernacular language in Central (including the Bangkok Metropolitan Region), Southwestern, and Eastern Thailand, along with Thai Chinese ethnic enclaves in outer parts of the country such as Hatyai, Bandon, Nangrong, and Mueang Khonkaen.