Reveals the life of the Dayak Borneo
etymologyBarito Dayak Muslim communities that are recognized as tribes in the Barito river Bakumpai past .
The term " Dayak " most commonly used to refer to the native non - Muslim , non - Malay who live on the island . [ 28 ] [ 29 ] This is especially true in Malaysia , because in Indonesia there Dayak tribes are Muslim but still Dayak category although some of them referred to the tribe Banjar and Kutai tribe . There are various explanations about the etymology of this term . According to Lindblad , Dayak word is derived from the power of the Kenyah language , which means upstream or inland . King , further speculate that the Dayak may also be derived from the word aja , a Malay word meaning native or indigenous . He also believes that the word is probably derived from a term of Central Java language that means behavior that is not appropriate or is not in place . [ 30 ] [ 31 ]
The term for the native tribes near Sambas and Pontianak is Power ( Kanayatn : the power = the landline ) , whereas in Banjarmasin called Biaju ( bi = from ; aju = upstream ) . [ 32 ] Thus the original term Power ( the landline ) intended to native of West Kalimantan which clumps hereinafter called Dayak Bidayuh Land Dayak are distinguished by the Sea ( clumps Iban ) . In Banjarmasin , the term Dayak started to be used in agreement with the Sultan of Banjar Dutch East Indies in 1826 , to replace the term Biaju Large ( Kahayan river area ) and Small Biaju ( Moody Kapuas river region ) , each of which was changed to Dayak Dayak Large and Small . Since then the term Dayak is also intended to Ngaju - Ot Danum clump or clumps Barito . Furthermore, the term " Dayak " is used to refer collectively extends to the native tribes of different local languages [ 33 ] , especially the non - Malays or non- Muslims . [ 34 ] At the end of the 19th century ( after the Peace tumbles Anoi ) term used in the context of population Dayak colonial rulers who took over the sovereignty of the tribes living in the hinterlands of Borneo . [ 35 ] According to the Ministry of Education and Culture Project Assessment and Development Section Cultural Values in East Kalimantan , Dr . Kaderland August , a Dutch scientist , was the first person to use the term Dayak in the definition above in 1895 .
The meaning of the word ' Dayak ' itself is debatable . Commans ( 1987) , for example , writes that according to some authors , ' Dayak ' means man , while other authors stated that the word means inland . Commans said that the most proper sense is people living in the river upstream . [ 36 ] In a similar name , Lahajir et al . reported that people use the term Dayak Iban with a human sense , while people Benuaq Alas and interpret it as upstream. They also stated that some people claim that the term Dayak refers to certain personal characteristics that are recognized by the people of Borneo , which is strong , manly , brave and tenacious . [ 37 ] Lahajir et al . noted that there are at least four terms to the original penuduk Borneo in the literature , namely Power ' , Dyak , Power , and Dayak . The natives themselves are generally not familiar with these terms , but the people outside of the scope they are referred to them as ' Dayak ' . [ 38 ]
The term " Dayak " most commonly used to refer to the native non - Muslim , non - Malay who live on the island . [ 28 ] [ 29 ] This is especially true in Malaysia , because in Indonesia there Dayak tribes are Muslim but still Dayak category although some of them referred to the tribe Banjar and Kutai tribe . There are various explanations about the etymology of this term . According to Lindblad , Dayak word is derived from the power of the Kenyah language , which means upstream or inland . King , further speculate that the Dayak may also be derived from the word aja , a Malay word meaning native or indigenous . He also believes that the word is probably derived from a term of Central Java language that means behavior that is not appropriate or is not in place . [ 30 ] [ 31 ]
The term for the native tribes near Sambas and Pontianak is Power ( Kanayatn : the power = the landline ) , whereas in Banjarmasin called Biaju ( bi = from ; aju = upstream ) . [ 32 ] Thus the original term Power ( the landline ) intended to native of West Kalimantan which clumps hereinafter called Dayak Bidayuh Land Dayak are distinguished by the Sea ( clumps Iban ) . In Banjarmasin , the term Dayak started to be used in agreement with the Sultan of Banjar Dutch East Indies in 1826 , to replace the term Biaju Large ( Kahayan river area ) and Small Biaju ( Moody Kapuas river region ) , each of which was changed to Dayak Dayak Large and Small . Since then the term Dayak is also intended to Ngaju - Ot Danum clump or clumps Barito . Furthermore, the term " Dayak " is used to refer collectively extends to the native tribes of different local languages [ 33 ] , especially the non - Malays or non- Muslims . [ 34 ] At the end of the 19th century ( after the Peace tumbles Anoi ) term used in the context of population Dayak colonial rulers who took over the sovereignty of the tribes living in the hinterlands of Borneo . [ 35 ] According to the Ministry of Education and Culture Project Assessment and Development Section Cultural Values in East Kalimantan , Dr . Kaderland August , a Dutch scientist , was the first person to use the term Dayak in the definition above in 1895 .
The meaning of the word ' Dayak ' itself is debatable . Commans ( 1987) , for example , writes that according to some authors , ' Dayak ' means man , while other authors stated that the word means inland . Commans said that the most proper sense is people living in the river upstream . [ 36 ] In a similar name , Lahajir et al . reported that people use the term Dayak Iban with a human sense , while people Benuaq Alas and interpret it as upstream. They also stated that some people claim that the term Dayak refers to certain personal characteristics that are recognized by the people of Borneo , which is strong , manly , brave and tenacious . [ 37 ] Lahajir et al . noted that there are at least four terms to the original penuduk Borneo in the literature , namely Power ' , Dyak , Power , and Dayak . The natives themselves are generally not familiar with these terms , but the people outside of the scope they are referred to them as ' Dayak ' . [ 38 ]
