Ngaju Dayak

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Ngaju Dayak are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of Central Kalimantan, Borneo, known for their distinct language, river-based settlements, and rich traditional culture and rituals.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ngaju Dayak canonical 10
Dayak Ngaju 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
associatedWith Central Kalimantan provincial identity
Kaharingan religious practices
continent Asia
countryOfCitizenship Indonesia
culturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage (local/regional recognition)
culturalRegion Barito River basin
linked to: Barito River

Kapuas River region
linked to: Kapuas River
environment riverine landscapes
tropical rainforest
ethnicGroupOf Dayak peoples
hasBelief cosmology with upper, middle, and underworlds
spirit world
hasOralTradition myths and epics
ritual chants
hasRitual Tiwah funeral ceremony
linked to: Tiwah ceremony

ancestor veneration
secondary burial rituals
hasSubgroup Ngaju-speaking communities
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSpoken Ngaju language
languageSubfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages
locatedIn Borneo
Central Kalimantan
locatedInCountry Indonesia
partOf Dayak ethnic groups of Borneo
linked to: Dayak peoples
religion Christianity
Islam
socialOrganization kinship-based communities
traditionalArt beadwork
tattooing
woodcarving
traditionalClothing bark cloth garments
beaded accessories
traditionalDance ritual dances
traditionalEconomy fishing
riverine trade
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHouseType longhouse
traditionalMusic drum music
gong ensembles
traditionalReligion Kaharingan
traditionalSettlementType river-based settlements
usesRiver fishing
trade
transportation
usesScript Latin alphabet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kaharingan associatedEthnicGroup Ngaju Dayak
Ngaju language hasAlternativeName Dayak Ngaju
linked to: Ngaju Dayak
Tiwah ceremony ethnicGroupContext Ngaju Dayak
Ot Danum people relatedEthnicGroup Ngaju Dayak
Ngaju isAlsoKnownAs Ngaju Dayak
Bakumpai relatedEthnicGroup Ngaju Dayak
Luangan neighboringLanguage Ngaju Dayak
Dayak Luangan relatedEthnicGroup Ngaju Dayak