Dayak

Dayak (plural Dayaks or Dayak)

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Most ethnic groups indigenous to Borneo can be labelled as "Dayaks", however there are several exceptions to this rule:

Malayic-speaking ethnic groups who adhere to Islam (including Banjars, Kutais, Beraus, Kedayans, and West Kalimantan Malays), even though they might originate from assimilated peoples, are (almost) never labelled as "Dayak".
The same rule as above also applies to ethnic groups who speak Northwest Sabah or Southwest Sabah languages and reside in Sabah, Sarawak, and Brunei.
- However, Murutic peoples in North Kalimantan, including Abai, Burusu, and occasionally Tidung peoples are exempt from above.
- Some sources, especially from Indonesia, do refer all of them as "Dayaks".
Such labelling remains disputed for ethnic groups who were subject into Islamisation and (cultural, not linguistic) Malayisation. These include Paser, Bulungan, and Tidung peoples.
In Sarawak, only Land Dayaks and Iban (historically the Sea Dayaks) are always referred to as "Dayaks".
- Ethnic groups who reside in eastern Sarawak and also the neighbouring Indonesian provinces (e.g. Kenyahs, Kayans, or Lun Dayehs), are specifically grouped as "Orang Ulu" rather than simply as "Dayak".

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