Dayak people

Dayak people
Dayak; Dyak
	Dayak chief as seen holding a spear and a Klebit Bok shield.
Total population
	c. 8.18 million
Regions with significant populations
	Borneo:
Indonesia	c. 4,589,938
Malaysia	c. 3,597,644
Languages
	Indigenous; Greater North Borneo (Malayic, Land Dayak, Kayan-Murik, Central Sarawak, North Sarawak, Sabahan ) • Barito • Tamanic ; Other; English • Malaysian • Indonesian • Varieties of Malay
Religion
	Predominantly; Christianity (Protestantism, Catholic) (62.7%); Islam (Sunni) (31.6%); Minorities; Kaharingan/Hinduism (4.8%); and Others (i.e. Animism) (0.9%)
Related ethnic groups
	Austronesian peoples; Banjarese • Malays • Sama-Bajau • Rejang • Malagasy, etc.

The Dayak (/ˈdaɪ.ək/ ^ⓘ; older spelling: Dajak) or Dyak or Dayuh are one of the native groups of Borneo.^[4] It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic groups, located principally in the central and southern interior of Borneo, each with its own dialect, customs, laws, territory, and culture, although common distinguishing traits are readily identifiable. The Dayak were animist (Kaharingan and Folk Hindus) in belief; however, since the 19th century there has been mass conversion to Christianity as well as Islam due to the spreading of Abrahamic religions.^[5]

^ "Jumlah dan Persentase Penduduk menurut Kelompok Suku Bangsa" (PDF). media.neliti.com. Kewarganegaraan, suku bangsa, agama dan bahasa sehari-hari penduduk Indonesia. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ "Population Distribution and Demography" (PDF). Malaysian Department of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2013.
^ Ananta, Aris; Arifin, Evi; Hasbullah, M.; Handayani, Nur; Pramono, Wahyu (2015). Demography of Indonesia's Ethnicity. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 978-981-4519-87-8. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "Report for ISO 639 code: day". Ethnologue: Countries of the World. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
^ Chalmers, Ian (2006). "The Dynamics of Conversion: the Islamisation of the Dayak peoples of Central Kalimantan" (PDF). Asian Studies Association of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[1] "Jumlah dan Persentase Penduduk menurut Kelompok Suku Bangsa" (PDF). media.neliti.com. Kewarganegaraan, suku bangsa, agama dan bahasa sehari-hari penduduk Indonesia. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[popbreakdown-2] "Population Distribution and Demography" (PDF). Malaysian Department of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2013.

[3] Ananta, Aris; Arifin, Evi; Hasbullah, M.; Handayani, Nur; Pramono, Wahyu (2015). Demography of Indonesia's Ethnicity. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 978-981-4519-87-8. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[4] "Report for ISO 639 code: day". Ethnologue: Countries of the World. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.

[5] Chalmers, Ian (2006). "The Dynamics of Conversion: the Islamisation of the Dayak peoples of Central Kalimantan" (PDF). Asian Studies Association of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

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Dayak Dyak
Dayak chief as seen holding a spear and a Klebit Bok shield.
Total population
c. 8.18 million
Regions with significant populations
Borneo:
Indonesia	c. 4,589,938^[1]
Malaysia	c. 3,597,644^[2]
Languages
Indigenous Greater North Borneo (Malayic, Land Dayak, Kayan-Murik, Central Sarawak, North Sarawak, Sabahan ) • Barito • Tamanic Other English • Malaysian • Indonesian • Varieties of Malay
Religion
Predominantly Christianity (Protestantism, Catholic) (62.7%) Islam (Sunni) (31.6%) Minorities Kaharingan/Hinduism (4.8%) and Others (i.e. Animism) (0.9%)^[3]
Related ethnic groups
Austronesian peoples Banjarese • Malays • Sama-Bajau • Rejang • Malagasy, etc.