Iban
noun
a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
Ibans
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pluralof Iban.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Ibans conduct their warfare less systematically, and with far less discipline than the Kayans and Kenyahs.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
It is regarded by the Ibans as the head of some half-human monster.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
The above general account of the secret helper is founded on the descriptions of many different Ibans, and we will now supplement it by describing several particular instances.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
The Ibans regard it with some awe, and it seems probable that it has formerly played some part in magical procedures.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
But of all Malays those of Sumatra and of the Peninsula are generally recognised as presenting the type in its greatest purity; and it is this type which the Ibans most closely reproduce.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
