Sea dayak belongs to Malay race? (From their language root forms,pre fixes,Dayak grammar similarity with Malay laguage) , Sea Dayaks and the malays of sarawak may be the aborigines of this part of Borneo?(3 or 4 centuries agi they were driven to migrate into this island.Sea dayaks appears to have migrated befores the malays.From Malayan Penisular?China?indonesia?
Malay is Laut (Sea) and Dayak(Darat)?misrepresentation originated?
Word Dayak,which apply only to the race in this island who still living in much barbarism.?
Daya or Dayak means People or Orang in Malay.
My late grandpa told me that main sea dayaks tribes are Batang rejang,katibas,kanowit,Krian,Saribas,Sebuyau,Balau,Batang Ai,Undups,Skrang,Lemanak,Kumpang,Engkari,Kubau,Engkerbang,and others subdivided.Sea dayaks divided into variuos tribes yet speak one language(hundreds of malay words in Iban Language). each tribes adpots its own idioms,pronouncationand adds foreign language.
I believe Sea dayaks have descended from one family.(prove from their genealogy). questionable.
Berantu reti iya "Ngambi Sebayan Ngabang" (To invite the spirits at hades to feast,expresses the object of the feast called "berantu".Orang ngintu ngena 'sabak nerengka,sabak bebuah,sereta nyabong.Muka kuta,minta tabas.
sea dayak feast :
Gawai mandi rumah,mangkong tiang,muai rumah
Gawai Batu
Gawai Benih
Gawai Nyimpan padi
Gawai Burong / nikau ke Burong
Gawai Enchabuarong
Gawai kenyalang,Bekenyalang,Gawai Tras
Gawai Ijok,Ijok Pumpong,sandau Liau
Gawai Gajah,begajah
Gawai Ranyai,beranyai
Altar ; Pandong laki & Pandong Indu
Petara :
singalang Burong - Highest position in Honour
Pulang Gana - God of the earth
selampandai - Maker of Men
Keling & Kumang
katupong,Bejampong,Beragai,Membuas,Kutok,Nendak,papau
To be continue...ila nyambong baru.....learn n study more...
