Dayak peoples
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The Dayak peoples are indigenous ethnic groups of Borneo known for their diverse languages, traditional longhouse communities, and rich animist and later Christian cultural practices.
Aliases (6)
- Dayak people ×3
- Melanau ×2
- Dayak ×1
- Kenyah people ×1
- Melanau people ×1
- Orang Ulu ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian people
→
ethnic group → indigenous people → |
| continent |
Asia
→
|
| country |
Brunei
→
Indonesia → Malaysia → |
| culturalPractice |
communal living in longhouses
→
elaborate funeral rituals → rice cultivation rituals → shamanism → |
| environment |
tropical rainforest
→
|
| hasTraditionalReligionName |
Kaharingan
→
|
| historicalActivity |
headhunting (pre-colonial)
→
riverine trade → |
| knownFor |
blowpipe use
→
elaborate beadwork → head-hunting (historical) → intricate tattooing → woodcarving → |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
→
|
| primaryLocation |
Borneo
→
|
| recognizedAs |
indigenous people of Indonesia
→
indigenous people of Malaysia → |
| region |
Brunei
→
Kalimantan → Sabah → Sarawak → |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Malayo-Polynesian peoples
→
|
| religion |
Christianity
→
Islam → Kaharingan → animism → |
| subgroup |
Bidayuh people
→
Iban people → Kayan people → Kenyah people → Maanyan people → Melanau people → Murut people → Ngaju people → |
| traditionalDwelling |
longhouse
→
|
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
→
gathering forest products → hunting → swidden agriculture → |
| traditionalMusic |
sapeh (lute)
→
|
| traditionalWeapon |
blowpipe
→
mandau (Dayak sword) → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Borneo
→
Pontianak ("Dayak people") → Sarawak ("Melanau") → Sarawak ("Orang Ulu") → |
hasEthnicGroup |
|
Dayak peoples
("Kenyah people")
→
Dayak peoples ("Melanau people") → |
subgroup |
|
Barito River
("Dayak people")
→
|
associatedWithEthnicGroup |
|
Kalimantan
("Dayak")
→
|
hasIndigenousPeople |
|
Singkawang
("Dayak people")
→
|
hasMajorEthnicGroup |
|
Borneo territories of the British Empire
→
|
includedEthnicGroups |
|
Sarawak
("Melanau")
→
|
regionalLanguage |