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Iban

American  
[ee-bahn] / iˈbɑn /

noun

Ibans plural
  1. Also called Sea Dayak.  a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.

  2. the Austronesian language, closely related to Malay, spoken by the Iban.


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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

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

Iban War-boats on the Rejang River 182 104.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)

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