Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of any of various Indonesian peoples inhabiting Borneo.
- noun The language of the Dayak.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Dyak .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
indigenous native ofBorneo .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If they can, the term Dayak would have been obliterated by the present BN.
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The Malays undoubtedly were the first to employ the word Dayak as a designation for the native tribes except the nomadic, and in this they have been followed by both the Dutch and the British.
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The word Dayak only exist during colonial time, where else Dayak are divided into 2 groups representing Sea Dayak for Iban and Land Dayak for Bidayuh.
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I still remembered YB Datuk Joseph Entulu mentioned of it 'to drop the word Dayak' sometimes ago.
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Tun M and PERKASA is concerned, the Dayak is a non entity in the eyes of "Malay".
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Its national leaders put its Sarawak operations in a bit of a straightjacket by signalling early that a Dayak will be the next chief minister if the opposition takes the state.
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Enjoy the inteview - and listen through to the end for the as yet untold story of how the company came to named "Dayak".
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Enjoy the inteview - and listen through to the end for the as yet untold story of how the company came to named "Dayak".
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It's not a question of understanding, it's a question of whether the indigenous community has been fully invited or been fully involved in this negotiation and discussion, explained Nicholas Mujah who represents an indigenous Dayak community in Malaysian Sarawak.
Forest Sustainability Group Considers Loosening Membership Restrictions
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It's not a question of understanding, it's a question of whether the indigenous community has been fully invited or been fully involved in this negotiation and discussion, explained Nicholas Mujah who represents an indigenous Dayak community in Malaysian Sarawak.
Forest Sustainability Group Considers Loosening Membership Restrictions
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