Kelabit

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The Kelabit are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of the highlands of northern Borneo, known for their traditional longhouse communities, wet-rice cultivation, and rich oral culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kelabit canonical 2
Kelabit Highlands 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dayak people
ethnic group
indigenous people
agriculturalTechnique terraced paddy fields
continent Asia
country Malaysia
countryOfDiaspora Brunei Darussalam
surface form: Brunei

Indonesia
culturalPractice communal labor
folklore
oral storytelling
ritual feasts
culturalRegion Interior Highlands of Borneo
ethnicGroupOf Borneo
Malaysia
formerReligion animism
isPartOf Dayak peoples
surface form: Dayak peoples of Borneo
knownFor ancient burial sites
megalithic culture
rich oral culture
stone monuments
wet-rice cultivation in highlands
language Kelabit language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubgroup Greater North Borneo languages
surface form: North Bornean languages
mainDistrict Miri Division
mainSettlementType longhouse community
migrationPattern rural-urban migration to lowland towns
populationRegion sparsely populated highlands
primaryRegion Kelabit self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kelabit Highlands

northern Borneo
relatedEthnicGroup Kenyah
Lun Bawang
Penan
Sa'ban
religion Christianity
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
state Sarawak
traditionalEconomy bead trade
rice agriculture
traditionalHousing longhouse
traditionalLeadership headman
traditionalSocialUnit longhouse community
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting and gathering
swidden agriculture
wet-rice cultivation
transportAccess rural airstrips in highlands

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sarawak hasEthnicGroup Kelabit
Kelabit primaryRegion Kelabit self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kelabit Highlands