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However, research completed by W. Stohr conflicts with C. H. Duman's theory. Stohr's research suggests that when considering aspects of the region, language and customary law, the Dayak Kanayatn group appears to be more closely associated with the Land Dayak-Kalimantan group than the Ot-Danum-Maanyan-Ngaju group.
The Sampit conflict, Sampit war or Sampit riots [5] was an outbreak of inter-ethnic violence in Indonesia, beginning in February 2001 and lasting through the year.The conflict started in the town of Sampit, Central Kalimantan, and spread throughout the province, including the capital Palangka Raya.
The following is a list of Dayak groups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia: [1] [2] List. Group Subgroup Language Regency
The Ngaju people (also Ngaju Dayak or Dayak Ngaju or Biaju) are an indigenous ethnic group of Borneo from the Dayak group. [3] In a census from 2000, when they were first listed as a separate ethnic group, they made up 18.02% of the population of Central Kalimantan province.
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.
The Pandat has a short, heavy, single-edged blade with an iron hilt. [2] It has no real handle, but a short cross-piece of iron or bone passes through the handle. [3] A Tangkin (a term for the Pandat in Kendayan language) with a handle that resembles a cross is referred to as "female Tangkin" by the Kendayan people, while a "male Tangkin" has its handle wrapped in red cloth.
Bakumpai or Baraki are indigenous people of Borneo and are considered as a sub-ethnic group of the Dayak Ngaju people group [3] with Islamic background. [4] The Bakumpai people first occupy along the Barito riverbanks in South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, from Marabahan to Puruk Cahu, Murung Raya Regency.
The independent state of Nansarunai, established by the Ma'anyan prior to the 12th century, flourished in southern Kalimantan. [4] The kingdom suffered two major attacks from the Majapahit forces that caused the decline and fall of the kingdom by the year 1389; the attacks are known as Nansarunai Usak Jawa (meaning "the destruction of the Nansarunai by the Javanese") in the oral accounts of ...