Iban
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Ibans,
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Iban
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Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
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the Austronesian language, closely related to Malay, spoken by the Iban.
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For now, lots of the talent comes from abroad — like Iban Tell Sabate, who comes from the wine-growing Priorat region in Spain and has spent decades in the industry.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
According to KCAL9, the driver of the vehicle, who the ex-UFC fighter said he saw flee the scene, has since been identified at Cesar Iban Torres.
From Fox News ● Aug. 19, 2021
His family speaks no English; his sister speaks Malay while his mother is most comfortable in her native Iban.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2015
Iban Edu pounced with four minutes to go to make sure of the victory, and the place in the quarters.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 25, 2015
The Iban works more freely than others, working out the pattern and modifying it to meet the exigencies of his material, section by section, as he goes along.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
In this respect the Ibans and some of the Klemantans have been the chief offenders; while the Kayans and Kenyahs have seldom given trouble, after once placing themselves under the established governments.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
Klieng, too, may become any one of five beasts, namely, the python, the maias, the crocodile, the bear, or the tiger, and it is for this reason that Ibans seldom kill these animals.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
Their last visit was in 1912, when the Bukats reported that a number of Ibans had arrived at the headwaters of the river, but the raid did not materialise, and they retired without making prahus.
From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Carl Lumholtz
Beadwork Old beads are much valued and sought after by all the tribes except Ibans, especially by the Kayans.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
Fire Piston This very ingenious instrument for the making of fire is cast in metal by the Ibans.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
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