Bahau people is a sub-ethnic group of the Dayak people who inhabit West Kutai Regency (9.3%),[3] East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Bahau people
Dayak Bahau
Dancers wearing Hudoq performing a mask dance during the sowing celebration of the Bahau Dayak, Upper Mahakam, circa 1898-1900.
Total population
22,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (East Kalimantan)
Languages
Bahau language, Indonesian language
Religion
Bungan (Folk religion),[2] Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Kayan people (Borneo), Kenyah people

They are found in regional districts of :-

Language

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The Bahau language is part of the Kayan-Murik languages.

Culture

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Folk Song

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Dance

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References

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  1. ^ "Bahau in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  2. ^ "Bungan". Oxford University. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ Michaela Haug (2015). Poverty and Decentralisation in East Kalimantan: The Impact of Regional Autonomy on Dayak Benuaq Wellbeing. Centaurus Verlag & Media KG. ISBN 978-3-8255-0770-1.
  4. ^ Jérôme Rousseau (1988). "Central Borneo: A Bibliography, Volume 38". The Sarawak Museum Journal (Special Issue). Sarawak Museum: 103. ISSN 0375-3050.
  5. ^ a b "Yayasan Lestari Zamrud Nusantara Press". Guide to East Kalimantan, Volume 2. Badan Pengembangan Pariwisata Daerah Kalimantan Timur. 1974. p. 73.
  6. ^ "panau-panau (dayak bahau kutai barat)". Laskar444. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  7. ^ Wendra Ajistyatama (6 July 2013). "A boisterous royal ritual". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
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