Bahau people is a sub-ethnic group of the Dayak people who inhabit West Kutai Regency (9.3%), East Kalimantan,

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. They are found in regional districts of :- * Long Iram district, West Kutai Regency * Long Bagun district, West Kutai Regency * Long Pahangai,

Mahakam Ulu Regency Mahakam Ulu Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') in the province of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It covers an area of 15,315 km2. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, partitioned from West Kutai Regency. The districts now forming the reg ...

Language

The

Bahau language Bahau (Kajan) is a Kayanic language of Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it i ...

is part of the Kayan-Murik languages. * Kayan-Murik languages (17 languages) ** Kayan language: ***

, Bahau people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan,

*** Busang Kayan language, Busang Kayan people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan,

***

Wahau Kayan language Kayan (Kajan, Kayan proper) is a dialect cluster spoken by the Kayan people of Borneo. It is a cluster of closely related dialects with limited mutual intelligibility, and is itself part of the Kayan-Murik group of Austronesian languages. Bar ...

, Wahau Kayan people of the Wahau river mouth,

East Kutai Regency East Kutai Regency ( id, Kabupaten Kutai Timur) is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 35,747.50 km2 and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 census and 434,459 at the 2020 census. The town of Sangatta is the ...

, East Kalimantan,

*** Mahakam Kayan language, Mahakam Kayan people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan,

*** Kayan River Kayan language, Kayan River Kayan people of the Malinau Regency, East Kalimantan,

***

Baram Kayan language Kayan (Kajan, Kayan proper) is a dialect cluster spoken by the Kayan people of Borneo. It is a cluster of closely related dialects with limited mutual intelligibility, and is itself part of the Kayan-Murik group of Austronesian languages. Bar ...

, Baram Kayan people of

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

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Rejang Kayan language Kayan (Kajan, Kayan proper) is a dialect cluster spoken by the Kayan people of Borneo. It is a cluster of closely related dialects with limited mutual intelligibility, and is itself part of the Kayan-Murik group of Austronesian languages. Ba ...

, Rejang Kayan people of

***

Mendalam Kayan language Kayan (Kajan, Kayan proper) is a dialect cluster spoken by the Kayan people of Borneo. It is a cluster of closely related dialects with limited mutual intelligibility, and is itself part of the Kayan-Murik group of Austronesian languages. Bar ...

, Mendalam Kayan people of the

Kapuas Hulu Regency Kapuas Hulu Regency is a regency in West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. Located around Kapuas River, it has a total area of 29,842.03 square kilometres or around 20.26% of West Kalimantan province's area. The regency seat is located in town of ...

, West Kalimantan,

** Modang language: ***

Modang language Modang is a Kayan language spoken in East Kalimantan, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, incl ...

, Modang people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan,

***

Segai language Segai, also known as Punan Kelai, is a Kayanic language spoken in several communities along the Kelai River, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and O ...

, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan,

** Punan Muller-Schwaner: *** Aoheng language, Aoheng or Penihing people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan,

*** Punan Aput language, East Kalimantan,

*** Punan Merah language, East Kalimantan,

*** Uheng-Kereho language, Uheng-Kereho people of the

, West Kalimantan,

*** Bukat language, Bukat people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan,

*** Hovongan language, Hovongan people of the

, West Kalimantan,

** Murik language: *** Murik Kayan language, Murik people of

Culture

Folk Song

* Panau-Panau

Dance

Hudoq ''Hudoq'' is a masked dance performed during Erau harvest thanksgiving festival of many of sub-groups of the Dayak ethnic group of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. The ''Hudoq'' culture and performance is indigenous among Dayak populati ...

dance

References

External links

Kisah Perjumpaan Carl Bock dengan Suku Dayak Pemakan Manusia

Penanggalan Peladang Dayak Bahau-Busang
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