Bahau people

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
East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Languages
Bahau language
Religion
Kaharingan (predominantly), Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Kayan people (Borneo)

Bahau people is a sub-ethic group of the Dayak people who inhabit West Kutai Regency (9.3%),^[2] East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

They are found in regional districts of :-

• Long Iram district, West Kutai Regency
• Long Bagun district, West Kutai Regency

Language

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

• Kayan-Murik languages (17 languages)
  • Kayan language:
    • Bahau language, Bahau people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Busang Kayan language, Busang Kayan people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Wahau Kayan language, Wahau Kayan people of the Wahau river mouth, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Mahakam Kayan language, Mahakam Kayan people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Kayan River Kayan language, Kayan River Kayan people of the Malinau Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Baram Kayan language, Baram Kayan people of Sarawak, Malaysia
    • Rejang Kayan language, Rejang Kayan people of Sarawak, Malaysia
    • Mendalam Kayan language, Mendalam Kayan people of the Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
  • Modang language:
    • Modang language, Modang people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Segai language, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
  • Punan Muller-Schwaner:
    • Aoheng language, Aoheng or Penihing people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Punan Aput language, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Punan Merah language, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Uheng-Kereho language, Uheng-Kereho people of the Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Bukat language, Bukat people of the West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • Hovongan language, Hovongan people of the Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
  • Murik language:
    • Murik Kayan language, Murik people of Sarawak, Malaysia

Culture

Folk Song

• Panau-Panau^[3]

Dance

• Hudoq dance^[4]

References

1. "Bahau in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
2. Michaela Haug (2015). Poverty and Decentralisation in East Kalimantan: The Impact of Regional Autonomy on Dayak Benuaq Wellbeing. Centaurus Verlag & Media KG. ISBN 3-8255-0770-X.
3. "panau-panau (dayak bahau kutai barat)". Laskar444. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
4. Wendra Ajistyatama (6 July 2013). "A boisterous royal ritual". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

External links

• Kisah Perjumpaan Carl Bock dengan Suku Dayak Pemakan Manusia
• Penanggalan Peladang Dayak Bahau-Busang