Bahau people

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Bahau people
Dayak Bahau
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Maskerdans tijdens de zaaifeesten van de Bahau Dajaks Boven-Mahakam TMnr 60001698.jpg
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
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (East Kalimantan)
Languages
Bahau language, Indonesian language
Religion
Bungan (Folk religion), [2] Christianity
Related ethnic groups
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.

Contents

They are found in regional districts of :-

Language

The Bahau language is part of the Kayan-Murik languages.

Culture

Folk Song

Dance

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