Bahau people

The Bahau are an ethnic group in West Kutai Regency (9.3%),[2] East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Bahau people
Suku 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
Kaharingan (predominantly), Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Kayan people (Borneo), Kenyah people

They are found in regional districts of :-

• Long Iram district, West Kutai Regency[3]
• Long Bagun district, West Kutai Regency[4]
• Long Pahangai, Mahakam Ulu Regency[4]

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[5]

Dance

• Hudoq dance[6]

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. Jérôme Rousseau (1988). Central Borneo: A Bibliography, Volume 38. Sarawak Museum. p. 103. ISSN 0375-3050.
4. "Yayasan Lestari Zamrud Nusantara Press". Guide to East Kalimantan, Volume 2. Badan Pengembangan Pariwisata Daerah Kalimantan Timur. 1974. p. 73.
5. "panau-panau (dayak bahau kutai barat)". Laskar444. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
6. 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