Dayak

The Dayak (also Dyak) are indigenous occupants of the Kalimantan region of Borneo. The name, meaning 'upstream' or 'inland', was applied by the mainly Islamic coastal population as a blanket term for over 200 tribal groups, each with its own language and culture. Traditionally, each group lives in a communal longhouse. There are about 3 million Dayaks (est. 2003) on Borneo.

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The Iban or Sea-Dayaks (Daya) live in coastal Western Sarawak.

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Kalimantan: Kalimantan is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. It occupies the central and southern regions of the island....

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