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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 ethnonym Murrgin gained currency after its extensive use in a book by the American anthropologist W. Lloyd Warner, [1] whose study of the Yolngu, A Black Civilization: a Social Study of an Australian Tribe (1937) quickly assumed the status of an ethnographical classic, considered by R. Lauriston Sharp the "first adequately rounded out descriptive picture of an Australian Aboriginal community."
The Dayak tribes are the dominant people in the Kahayan River region. An Austronesian people, they have preserved some of their original culture and Kaharingan religion. They speak languages of the Barito family, related to the Malagasy language spoken in Madagascar. The Kaharingan religion combines ancestor worship, animism, and dynamism.
Dayak Muslims, or also referred to as Islamized Dayaks, [a] is a term used to describe the Dayak (indigenous people of central and southern Kalimantan-origin) who have adopted Islam as their religion and become Muslim. Historically, the Dayaks were known for their diverse traditional folk belief systems, but the introduction and spread of Islam ...
There were some common characteristics: The right to elect its sachem and chiefs. The right to depose its sachem and chiefs. The obligation not to marry in the gens. Mutual rights of inheritance of the property of deceased members. Reciprocal obligations of help, defense, and redress of injuries. The right to bestow names on its members.
This is a list of notable Dayak people. Notable Dayaks. Indonesia. Tjilik Riwut – National Hero of Indonesia and the first Governor of Central Kalimantan [1]
The Lebbo' people (also known as the Basap) are part of the indigenous Dayak people of East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan, Indonesia. Before the modern era, the Lebbo' people were often hunter-gatherers or horticulturalists. Most members of the Lebbo' live in the Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat Karst range and speak a variety of the Basap language. [1]
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.