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Origin Of The Dayak Tribe Inwards Indonesia

Origin of the Dayak Tribe In Indonesia | About the root of the Dayak tribes, many accepted theory is the theory of the Chineseimmigration from Yunnan Province inwards Southern China. Yunan population immigrated  massive (in pocket-size groups) inwards the approximate inwards 3000-1500 BC (BC). Some of them wander into Tumasik in addition to the Malay peninsula, earlier the territory of Indonesia. Some other yesteryear Hainan, Taiwan in addition to the Philippines.

In the inaugural off moving ridge of migration yesteryear several experts called the proto-Malay, come upwards in addition to weddid negroid groups. While the minute wave, inwards larger quantities called Deutero-Malays. Deutero-Malay migrants inhabit the coastal percentage in addition to thus called the tribes of Kalimantan in addition to Malay. Proto-and Deutero-Malay Malay truly comes from the same country.

According H.TH. Fisher, migrations from Asia occurred inwards the inaugural off stage Tretier era. Asian continent in addition to the isle of Kalimantan is purpose of the province that are notwithstanding together, which allows the Mongoloid race from Asia to wander through the mainland in addition to arrived inwards Kalimantan to cross the mountains right away called the mountains "Muller-Schwaner '. Dayak tribe of Kalimantan is the truthful population. But afterward the Malays from Sumatra in addition to the Malay Peninsula came, they increasingly retreat into.
Not to shout out the arrival of the Bugis, Makassar, in addition to the Javanese Majapahit Empire inwards the heyday. Dayak tribes living scattered throughout the percentage of the long bridge of time, they postulate maintain spread through the rivers downwards to the downstream in addition to and thus inhabit the coast of the isle of Borneo. This tribe is composed of several tribes, each of which has dissimilar properties in addition to behavior.

Dayak tribe had to fix an empire. In the Dayak oral tradition, frequently called "Java Nansarunai Usak", ie, a kingdom which was destroyed yesteryear the Dayak Nansarunai Majapahit, which is estimated to give off betwixt the years 1309-1389. [2] These events resulted inwards recessive Dayak tribes in addition to dispersed, some into the countryside. The adjacent large flows give off at the fourth dimension of Islamic influence from the kingdom of Demak berasala amongst the influx of Malay traders (circa 1608).


Most of the Dayak tribe embraced Islam in addition to no longer recognize him every bit the Dayak, but calls himself a Malay or Banjar. While the Dayak people who spend upwards Islam dorsum downwards the river, into the hinterland of Central Kalimantan, postulate maintain settled inwards areas of Tangi Wood, Amuntai, Margasari, Watang Amanda, Labuan Amas in addition to Watang Balangan. Sebagain longer proceed to force into the jungle. Muslim Dayaks are to a greater extent than frequently than non located inwards South Kalimantan in addition to some Kotawaringin, 1 of the famous Sultan of the Sultanate of Banjar is Gastric Mangkurat was truly a Dayak (Ma'anyan or Ot Danum).

Not entirely from the country, other nations likewise came to Borneo. Chinese nation is expected to start coming to Kalimantan during the Ming Dynasty inwards 1368-1643. From the manuscript lettered inwards kanji mentioned that the city's inaugural off see is ppBanjarmasin]]. But it remains unclear whether the Chinese people came to the era of Banjarmasin (under Majapahit hegemony) or inwards the Islamic era.

The arrival of the Chinese nation does non final result inwards displacement Dayak population in addition to has no direct trial because it straight because they entirely trade, specially amongst the kingdom of Banjar inwards Banjarmasin. They create non merchandise straight amongst the Dayaks. Chinese relics are notwithstanding kept yesteryear some Dayak tribes similar malawen dishes, pots (jars) in addition to ceramic equipment.


Since the commencement of the 5th century the Chinese people postulate maintain arrived inwards Borneo. In the XV century, King Yung Lo sent a large regular army to the southward (including the Archipelago) nether the leadership of Ho Chang, in addition to returned to Communist People's Republic of China inwards 1407, having previously stopped to Java, Borneo, Malacca, Manila in addition to Solok. In 1750, Sultan Mempawah bring Chinese people (from Brunei) who is looking for gold. Chinese people are likewise carrying merchandise such every bit opium, silk, glassware such every bit plates, cups, bowls in addition to jars.

Distribution Sub-sub tribe Dayak

Due to potent migration flows of migrants, the Dayak increasingly desperate in addition to ultimately chose to kicking the bucket to the wood interior. As a result, the Dayak to endure scattered in addition to kicking the bucket its ain sub-ethnic groups.

The Dayak groups, divided into sub-sub-tribe which numbers to a greater extent than or less 405 sub (by JU Lontaan, 1975). Each sub tribe Dayak inwards Kalimantan isle postulate maintain customs in addition to cultures are similar, referring to the sociology kemasyarakatannya in addition to differences inwards customs, culture, in addition to linguistic communication characteristics. Past social club that is right away called the Dayak tribe, inhabiting the coastal areas in addition to rivers inwards each of their settlements.

Ethnic Dayaks of Kalimantan according to an anthropology JU Lontaan, 1975 inwards volume Customary Law in addition to Customs of West Kalimantan, consists of 6 major tribes in addition to 405 sub-tribes small, which spread across Kalimantan.


Today Dayak tribes are divided into vi major clusters, namely: [Kenyah-Kayan-Bahau], [Ot Danum], [Iban], [Murut], [Klemantan] in addition to [Punan]. The vi clusters were subdivided into to a greater extent than or less 405 sub-clusters. Although divided into hundreds of sub-clumps, Dayak ethnic groups postulate maintain a mutual cultural traits are typical. The characteristics of these endure the deciding subdivision if a subsuku inwards Kalimantan tin endure incorporated into the Dayak groups. These characteristics is a long house, the final result of textile civilization such every bit pottery, [saber], chopsticks, beliong (ax Dayak), views of nature, livelihoods (shifting), in addition to the fine art of dance. Dayak settlements are unremarkably called: [Lewu] / [dust], piece the settlements Malay ethnic grouping is called: [continent] / [banua]. In sub-districts inwards Kalimantan, which is the Dayak indigenous territories led yesteryear a Chief who led the indigenous Dayak tribes 1 or 2 different, but inwards the lush countryside Malay tribes at that topographic point is no indigenous leadership arrangement unless the local kings.

According to Prof. Lambut from the University of Gastric Mangkurat, racially, Dayak people tin endure grouped into:
  • Dayak [Mongoloid]
  • Dayak [Malay | Malayunoid]
  • Dayak [Australoid | Autrolo-Melanosoid]
  • Dayak [Heteronoid]

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