Kenyah
E159028
The Kenyah are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of Borneo, traditionally living in the interior highlands and river valleys of Sarawak and neighboring regions, known for their longhouse communities and rich oral traditions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kenyah canonical | 4 |
| Kenyah Badeng | 1 |
| Kenyah Lepo Tau | 1 |
| Kenyah Uma Kulit | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dayak people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| alsoInhabits |
Kalimantan
ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian Borneo
Kalimantan ⓘ |
| country |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Borneo ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
epic chants
ⓘ
folktales ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | longhouse-based community organization ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Kenyah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kenyah Badeng
Kenyah Lepo Jalan ⓘ Kenyah Lepo Ma’ut ⓘ Kenyah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kenyah Lepo Tau
Kenyah Uma Baha ⓘ Kenyah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kenyah Uma Kulit
Kenyah Uma Baha ⓘ
surface form:
Kenyah Uma’ Lasan
|
| indigenousTo | Borneo ⓘ |
| knownFor |
longhouse communities
ⓘ
rich oral traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dayak peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Dayak cultural sphere
|
| practices | elaborate oral storytelling ⓘ |
| primarilyInhabits |
East Malaysia
ⓘ
surface form:
Malaysian Borneo
Sarawak ⓘ |
| region |
Baleh River
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Baram River
Upper Rejang River ⓘ interior of Sarawak ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kayan people
ⓘ
Kelabit people ⓘ Penan ⓘ
surface form:
Penan people
|
| speaks | Kenyah languages ⓘ |
| traditionalArt |
body ornamentation
ⓘ
tattooing ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief | ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| traditionalDwellingType | longhouse ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ riverine fishing ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat |
interior highlands of Borneo
ⓘ
river valleys of Borneo ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | sape’ lute music ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animism ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kenyah Badeng
this entity surface form:
Kenyah Lepo Tau
this entity surface form:
Kenyah Uma Kulit
subject surface form:
Murum Dam