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A Dayak war party in proas and canoes fought a battle with Murray Maxwell following the wreck of HMS Alceste in 1817 at the Gaspar Strait. [39] The Iban Dayak's first direct encounter with the Brooke and his men was in 1843, during the attack by Brooke's forces on the Batang Saribas region i.e. Padeh, Paku, and Rimbas respectively.
The Dayak (/ ˈ d aɪ. ə k / ⓘ; older spelling: Dajak) or Dyak or Dayuh are one of the native groups of Borneo. [4] It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic groups, located principally in the central and southern interior of Borneo, each with its own dialect, customs, laws, territory, and culture, although common distinguishing traits are readily identifiable.
Any Iban Dayak will undergo some forms of simple rituals and several elaborate festivals as necessary in their lifetime from a baby, adolescent to adulthood until death. The longhouse where the Iban Dayaks stay is constructed in a unique way to function for both living or accommodation purposes and ritual or religious practices. [11]
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 following is a list of Dayak groups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia: [1] [2] List. Group Subgroup Language Regency
Oevaang Oeray – Third Governor of West Kalimantan [2] Cornelis M.H. – The Eighth Governor of West Kalimantan [3] Yurnalis Ngayoh - Vice Governor and 10th Governor of East Kalimantan. Olla Ramlan - Indonesian TV personality [4] Alue Dohong - First Dayak Deputy Minister of Indonesia; Veddriq Leonardo - First Dayak won Gold Olympic Games.
Mandau [1] is the traditional weapon of the Dayak people of Borneo. [2] [3] It is also known as Parang Ilang among the Bidayuh, Iban and Penan people, Malat by the Kayan people or Baieng by the Kenyah people or Bandau by Lun Bawang or Pelepet/Felepet by Lundayeh. Mandau is mostly ceremonial.
A photo of a Dayak Kenyah woman from the Apo Kayan region (upper Bulungan Regency), central Borneo (now North Kalimantan), Indonesia taken by Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis during the Commission's Trip to central Borneo, circa 1898–1900. Photo of Jean Demmeni . The Apo Kayan people group are divided into 3 sub-ethic Dayak people, namely:-