Bahau people explained

Group:	Bahau people Dayak Bahau
Population:	22,000^[1]
Popplace:	Indonesia (East Kalimantan)
Langs:	Bahau language, Indonesian language
Rels:	Bungan (Folk religion),^[2] Christianity
Related:	Kayan people (Borneo), Kenyah people

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

They are found in regional districts of :-

Long Iram district, West Kutai Regency^[4]
Long Bagun district, West Kutai Regency^[5]
Long Pahangai, Mahakam Ulu Regency^[5]

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^[6]

Dance

Hudoq dance^[7]

External links

Notes and References

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