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 Bukats told me that they originally came from the river Blatei in Sarawak, and that Iban raids had had much to do with their movements.
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
The Muruts and the Ibans are the exceptions.
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
On the second day the Ibans on the mountain snapped at the bait.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
Magic, Spells, and Charms Magic is in a comparatively neglected and backward condition among the Kayans and Kenyahs, Punans, Ibans, and the more warlike up-country Klemantans.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
A large number of the ancestors of the present Ibans were probably brought to Borneo from Sumatra less than two hundred years ago.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
It is made by Kayans, Kenyahs, and Punans, and rarely by Ibans and Klemantans.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
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