Skip to content
Category

Ethnic groups in Sarawak

page 1
Malays
ethnic group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, the Riau Islands and the coast of Borneo
Dayak
indigenous ethnic group of Borneo
Iban
Dayak ethnic group
Malaysian Chinese
ethnic group in Malaysia; Malaysians of Chinese ancestry
Penan people
indigenous people from Borneo
Kayan
the Dayak sub-tribe of the Apokayan family
Bidayuh
Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, which are broadly similar in language and culture (see also issues below). The name Bidayuh means 'inhabitants of land'. Originally from the western part of Borneo, the collective name Land Dayak was first used during the period of Rajah James Brooke, the White Rajah of Sarawak. At times, they were also lesser referred to as Klemantan people. They constitute one of the main indigenous groups in Sarawak and West Kalimantan and live in
Punan Bah
the Dayak ethnic group
Bruneian Malays
ethnic group in Brunei
Kelabit people
ethnic group
Kedayan
The Kedayan (also known as Kadayan, Kadaian or Kadyan) are an ethnic group residing in Brunei, Federal Territory of Labuan, southwest of Sabah, and north of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. According to the Language and Literature Bureau of Brunei, the Kedayan language (ISO 639-3: kxd) is spoken by about 30,000 people in Brunei, and it has been claimed that there are a further 46,500 speakers in Sabah and 37,000 in Sarawak. In Sabah, the Kedayan mainly live in the southern districts of Sipitang and Beaufort, where they are counted as a part of the local Malay populace (and they are often consi
Melanau people
ethnic group in Malaysia
Bisaya
Malaysian indigenous ethnic group
Lun Bawang
A Borneo Native originally from Murud Mountain in Lawas, Sarawak 🇲🇾
Klemantan people
Dayak ethnic group
Ukit people
ethnic group from Borneo