| LC control no. | sh 85040272 |
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| LC classification | DS597.367.D93 Malaysia DS646.32.D9 Indonesia |
| Topical heading | Dayak (Bornean people) |
| Variant(s) | Dajak (Bornean people) Daya (Bornean people) Dayak (Indonesian people) Dayuh (Bornean people) Dyak (Bornean people) Dyaks Orang Ulu (Bornean people) |
| See also | Ethnology--Brunei Ethnology--Indonesia Ethnology--Malaysia |
| Found in | Work cat.: Coomans, M. Manusia Daya ... 1987. Ethnologue: p. 273 (Dayak, Land (Kendayan Dayak, Bideyu)) Handbk. ethnog.: p. 71 (Dayak (Dyak)) Murdock, G.P. Outline of world cultures, 1983: p. 138 (Land Dyak (Landak, Tayan)) Voegelin lang.: p. 177 (Land Dayak (Kendayan Dayak)) Encylopædia Britannica online, Feb. 7, 2018 (Dayak, also spelled Dyak, Dutch Dajak, the non-Muslim indigenous peoples of the island of Borneo; Dayak is a generic term that has no precise ethnic or tribal significance. Especially in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan), it is applied to any of the (non-Muslim) indigenous peoples of the interior of the island (as opposed to the largely Malay population of the coastal areas). In Malaysian Borneo (Sarawak and Sabah), it is used somewhat less extensively and is often understood locally to refer specifically to Iban (formerly called Sea Dayak) and Bidayuh (formerly called Land Dayak) peoples. At the turn of the 21st century the Dayak population of Borneo could be estimated roughly at 2.2 million) Wikipedia, Sept. 6, 2017 (Dayak or Dyak or Dayuh are the native people of Borneo. It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic subgroups, 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 Dayak groups were located further in the inland Kalimantan. Apart from Kalimantan, the Dayak groups can be found in the Malaysian state of Sarawak and Brunei. Dayak languages are categorized as part of the Austronesian languages in Asia. Total population: 5.9 million. Regions with significant populations, Indonesia: 3,219,626; Sarawak: 935,935; Brunei: 30,000) Oxford dictionaries website, June 29, 2018 (Dayak (also Dyak) 1. A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting parts of Borneo, including the Iban (or Sea Dayak) of the north, the Land Dayak of the south-west, and the Punan) King, V. The peoples of Borneo, 1993: p. 29 (those considered to be the native inhabitants of the island are usually referred to collectively as 'Dayaks'; alternative name forms are 'Dyak', 'Daya' or 'Dya'. This rather imprecise term covers a diverse collection of tribal groupings such as the Ibans, Kayans, Bidayuhs, Kendayans, Malohs or Tamans, Lun Bawangs and others, with their own distinctive languages and cultures. But it is used specifically to designate the non-Muslim, non-Malay natives of the island) Hong, E. Natives of Sarawak, 1987: pp. 1-3 (the Dyak natives of Sarawak; According to the Malaysian Constitution, the native peoples of Sarawak are the Bidayuh (Land Dayak), Bukitan, Bisayah, Dusun, Iban, Kedayan, Kelabit, Kayan, Kenyah (including Sabup and Sipeng), Kajang (including Sekapan, Kejaman, Lahanan, Punan, Tanjong and Kanowit), Lugat, Lisum, Malay, Melanau, Murut, Penan, Sian, Tagal, Tabun and Ukit; The indigenous peoples can be broadly classified into two groups, those who live on the coastal areas of Sarawak (namely the Malay and the Melanau) and the interior peoples or Dayak. The Dayak peoples is a collective name for a vastly diverse ethnic group inhabiting the island of Borneo; The Dayak peoples include the Iban, Bidayuh, Kenyah, Kayan, Kedayan, Murut, Punan, Bisayah, Kelabit, and other Dayak groups. 'Orang ulu' is a term used by most Dayak ethnic groups to describe themselves, as peoples who inhabit the interior forests of Sarawak which are inaccessible except by boat and on foot; All Dayak groups, except the Iban and Dusun, call themselves 'orang ulu') |
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