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.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dayak | 7 |
| Dayak people | 7 |
| Dayak peoples canonical | 7 |
| Dayak culture | 2 |
| Dayak peoples of Borneo | 2 |
| Melanau | 2 |
| Dayak cultural sphere | 1 |
| Iban people of Borneo | 1 |
| Kenyah people | 1 |
| Maanyan Dayak | 1 |
| Melanau people | 1 |
| Ngaju Dayak people | 1 |
| Orang Ulu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T185045 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Dayak peoples Context triple: [Borneo territories of the British Empire, includedEthnicGroups, Dayak peoples]
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A.
Malay peoples
The Malay peoples are a diverse group of closely related Austronesian ethnic communities native to the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, coastal Borneo, and surrounding regions of Southeast Asia, sharing similar languages, cultures, and Islamic heritage.
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B.
Minangkabau
The Minangkabau are a predominantly Muslim, matrilineal ethnic group from West Sumatra in Indonesia, renowned for their distinctive architecture, rich literary tradition, and strong culture of migration and trade.
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C.
Batak
The Batak are a group of closely related indigenous ethnic communities from North Sumatra, Indonesia, known for their distinct languages, traditional houses, and rich cultural and ritual practices.
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D.
Jarawa
The Jarawa are an indigenous hunter-gatherer people of the Andaman Islands known for their long isolation, distinct culture, and efforts to resist outside contact and encroachment.
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E.
Nicobarese
Nicobarese is an Austroasiatic language (or group of related languages) traditionally spoken by the indigenous Nicobarese people of India’s Nicobar Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dayak peoples Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Malay peoples
The Malay peoples are a diverse group of closely related Austronesian ethnic communities native to the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, coastal Borneo, and surrounding regions of Southeast Asia, sharing similar languages, cultures, and Islamic heritage.
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B.
Minangkabau
The Minangkabau are a predominantly Muslim, matrilineal ethnic group from West Sumatra in Indonesia, renowned for their distinctive architecture, rich literary tradition, and strong culture of migration and trade.
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C.
Batak
The Batak are a group of closely related indigenous ethnic communities from North Sumatra, Indonesia, known for their distinct languages, traditional houses, and rich cultural and ritual practices.
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D.
Jarawa
The Jarawa are an indigenous hunter-gatherer people of the Andaman Islands known for their long isolation, distinct culture, and efforts to resist outside contact and encroachment.
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E.
Nicobarese
Nicobarese is an Austroasiatic language (or group of related languages) traditionally spoken by the indigenous Nicobarese people of India’s Nicobar Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian people
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ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Brunei Darussalam
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunei
Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal living in longhouses
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elaborate funeral rituals ⓘ rice cultivation rituals ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalReligionName | Kaharingan ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
headhunting (pre-colonial)
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riverine trade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blowpipe use
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elaborate beadwork ⓘ head-hunting (historical) ⓘ intricate tattooing ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Borneo ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous people of Indonesia
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indigenous people of Malaysia ⓘ |
| region |
Brunei Darussalam
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surface form:
Brunei
Kalimantan ⓘ Sabah ⓘ Sarawak ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Austronesian peoples
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surface form:
Malayo-Polynesian peoples
|
| religion |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ Kaharingan ⓘ animism ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Bidayuh people
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Iban people ⓘ Kayan people ⓘ Dayak peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kenyah people
Ngaju people ⓘ
surface form:
Maanyan people
Dayak peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Melanau people
Murut people ⓘ Ngaju people ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | longhouse ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
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gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | sapeh (lute) ⓘ |
| traditionalWeapon |
blowpipe
ⓘ
mandau (Dayak sword) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Dayak peoples Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.