Ngaju people
Dayak Ngaju / Dayak Biaju
An illustration of a Dayak Ngaju warrior.
Total population
400,000
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia:
Central Kalimantan324,504 (2000)[1]
Languages
Ngaju language, Bakumpai language, Indonesian language
Religion
Christianity (Protestant Christian & Catholicism) 44%, Islam (Sunni) 43%, Kaharingan 13% [2]
Related ethnic groups
Dayak people (Bakumpai people, Meratus Dayak)

The Ngaju people (also Ngaju Dayak or Dayak Ngaju or Biaju) are an indigenous ethnic group of Borneo from the Dayak group.[3] In a census from 2000, when they were first listed as a separate ethnic group, they made up 18.02% of the population of Central Kalimantan province. In an earlier census from 1930, the Ngaju people were included in the Dayak people count.[4] They speak the Ngaju language.

Sub-ethnic groups

Ngaju people of southern Borneo as depicted by the first explorer to Borneo, Carl Schwaner, 1854.

Based on river stream regions, the Ngaju people are divided into:-

  • Greater Batang Baiju - Greater Baiju River
  • Lesser Batang Baiju - Lesser Baiju River

Based on language, the Ngaju people are divided into:-

Culture

Traditional folk songs

  • Sinta Takalupe Lunuk[6]
  • Karungut, Kal-Teng Membangun[7]
  • Yang Mahakasih (religious song)[8]

Food

  • Kopu, fermented cassava root. Usually eaten by mixing with shredded coconut meat[9][10]
  • Karuang or Kalumpe by the Ma'anyan people, a pounded Cassava leaf salad mixed with eggplant, lemongrass, onion and garlic.[10]
  • Juhu Umbut Batang Undus, coconut sprout salad eaten with sambal and often served during thanksgiving or wedding ceremonies.[10]

Notable Dayak Ngaju people

  • King Maruhum, the fourth Muslim Banjar king.
  • Nyai Undang, Kutah Baguh queen of Tanjung Pematang Sawang kingdom.
  • Raden Labih, head of the Dayak Ngaju Sei Apui people.
  • Nicodemus Djaija Negara, a Dayak Ngaju head district of Pulau Petak.
  • Damang Batu, a Dayak Ngaju Tumbang Anoi Kahayan leader and chairman of Dayak Tumbang Anoi.
  • Damang Anggen, a Dayak Ngaju leader and head district of Mendawai Katingan.
  • Soera Djaja, a Dayak Ngaju head district from Kampung Rawi and a Central Kalimantan freedom fighter.
  • Damang Pijar, head of the Dayak people
  • Batur, a Dayak Bakumpai commander, Barito War veteran.
  • Wangkang, a Dayak Bakumpai commander, Barito War veteran.
  • Hausman Baboe, a prominent figure in the Central Kalimantan press and founder of the first daily Suara Dayak Indonesian newspaper.
  • Tjilik Riwut, a National Hero of Indonesia, founder of Central Kalimantan, a writer, a Central Kalimantan freedom fighter and former governor of Central Kalimantan.
  • Mahir Mahar, founder and business leader of Central Kalimantan.
  • Agustin Teras Narang, a Central Kalimantan governor and president of the National Dayak Customary Council.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik - Sensus Penduduk Tahun 2000
  2. ↑ Chalmers, Ian (2006). "The Dynamics of Conversion: The Islamisation of the Dayak Peoples of Central Kalimantan". In Vickers, A.; Hanlon, M. (eds.). Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA): Asia Reconstructed, Jun 26–29 2006. Wollongong, NSW: Australian National University. hdl:20.500.11937/35283.
  3. ↑ Leo Suryadinata, Evi Nurvidya Arifin & Aris Ananta (2003). Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 981-230-212-3.
  4. ↑ Riwanto Tirtosudarmo (2007). Mencari Indonesia: Demografi-Politik Pasca-Soeharto. Yayasan Obor Indonesia. ISBN 978-979-799-083-1.
  5. ↑ M. J. Melalatoa (1995). Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa Di Indonesia, Volume 1. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI. OCLC 37396203.
  6. ↑ "lagu dayak Erika sinta takalupe lunuk". Rocky wans. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  7. ↑ "Karungut Kal-Teng Membangun (karungut modern)". tingang. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  8. ↑ Pak Siswa 2 Ktsp-revisi (tuhan Mengasihi Semua Orang). BPK Gunung Mulia. 2007. ISBN 978-979-687-591-7.
  9. ↑ Iwan Prasetya (22 June 2013). "Nikmatnya Daging Paing, Kelelawar Raksasa Khas Kalteng". Liputan6. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. 1 2 3 Febria Silaen (20 May 2016). "Sederet kuliner khas Kalimantan Tengah". Beritagar. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
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