Dayak
Americannoun
plural
Dayaks,plural
Dayaknoun
Etymology
Origin of Dayak
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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The Dayak peoples are indigenous to the Indonesian part of Borneo, known as Kalimantan.
From National Geographic • Jan. 25, 2024
The same is true of the Dayak fruit bat, which can only be found in southeast Asia's Sunda Shelf.
From Salon • May 28, 2022
His family has lived deep in the rainforest for eight generations, and the 62-year-old has been involved in multiple legal actions as the secretary general of the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association, an Indigenous rights group.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021
Despite not having been consulted, the Dayak tended to go along.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2018
In this they share the taste of the Dayak tribes I have met, with the exception of the Long-Glats.
From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl
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