Bukitan people

For the "Orang Bukit" ethnic group of the Dayak Klemantan people branch, see Ukit people.

For the "Orang Bukit" ethnic group of the Dayak Ot Danum people branch, see Meratus Dayak.

**Bukitan people**
Beketan / Bakatan / Manketa
Regions with significant populations
A Bakatan tribesman from Sarawak, Malaysia.
Malaysia: 300^[1] (Sarawak) Indonesia: 700^[2] (East Kalimantan)
Languages
Bukitan, Malay, English
Religion
Christianity (predominantly), Animism
Related ethnic groups
Ukit people, Sian, Kejaman, Sekapan and Lahanan

Bukitan (also known as Baketan) is a small tribe living in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia and East Kalimantan of Indonesia. They are found in Bintulu district of Sarawak. Not many of these people are left due to intermarriages with other tribes.

Cultural history

The origin of the Bukitan is from Palin, Kalimantan. They moved into Sarawak via Lubok Antu and settled there for a few years (legend has it was for about a few hundred years). Then, in came the marauding Ibans from Kapuas (in Kalimantan), a powerful headhunting tribe at that time, attacking them and chasing them out of their homeland.

They fled to Saribas which is what is now in the Betong Division. There, they settled and built their community. During those years, they co-existed with the Ibans, after a peace sealed by the marriage of the daughter of their leader Entinggi to the son of the Iban chief Tindin.

After many years, due to some misunderstandings, war broke out with the Ibans and they lost. They again fled to various places before settling in Sungai Merit, a tributary of Batang Tatau river in Bintulu division and its vicinity until today.

Evidence of Bukitan existence can be found in areas such as the Saribas (Paku, Layar and Rimbas) and Lubok Antu in the form of burial grounds, name of places and ancient orchards.

References

↑ "Beketan, Manketa in Malaysia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
↑ "Beketan, Bakatan in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2015-08-26.

Ethnic groups in Malaysia by region

Malaysians

Nationwide	Malay (list) Chinese (list) Indian (list) Tamil Native Indonesian Banjarese Buginese Javanese Minangkabau

Peninsular Malaysia	Acehnese Cham Jawi Peranakan Kristang people Indian Chitty Penangite Indian Telugu Malaysian Siamese Malays Johorean Malay Kedahan Malay Kelantanese Malay Malaccan Malay Negeri Sembilanese Malay Perakian Malay Penangite Malay Perlisian Malay Pahangite Malay Selangorian Malay Terengganuan Malay Minangkabau Rawa Orang Asli Proto-Malay Temuan Jakun Orang Kanaq Orang Kuala Orang Seletar Orang Laut Semelai Semang Batek Lanoh Jahai Kensiu Kintaq Mos Senoi Semai Mah Meri Cheq Wong Temiar Jah Hut Semaq Beri Peranakan / Baba Nyonya

Sarawak	Bisaya Dayak Bidayuh Bukitan Iban Selako Orang Ulu Kayan Kelabit Kenyah Lun Bawang Penan Punan Ukit Malays Bruneian Malay Kedayan Sarawakian Malay Melanau

Sabah	Bajau Binadan Bisaya Illanun Kadazan-Dusun Dumpas Dusun Ida'an Kadazan Kwijau Lotud Mangka'ak Maragang (Kimaragang) Minokok Orang Sungai Rumanau Rungus Tambanuo Tatana Tobilung Lun Bawang Malays Bruneian Malay Kedayan Cocos Malays Murut Suluk Tagaas Tidong

Foreign ethnicities /expatriates	African Arab Bangladeshi Burmese China/Taiwan Chinese East Timorese Filipino (Zamboangans) India Indian Indonesian Iranian Japanese Jewish (former) Korean Nepali Pakistani Sri Lankan Vietnamese

Ethnic groups in Indonesia by region

Sumatra	Acehnese Batak Angkola Karo Mandailing Pakpak Simalungun Toba Alas Kluet Singkil Gayo Kubu Lampung Malay Batin Mentawai (Sakuddei) Minangkabau Aneuk Jamee Sakai Nias Rejang Seafarers Orang laut Orang Kuala Simeulue

Java	Betawi Cirebonese Javanese Banyumasan Osing Tenggerese Madurese Sundanese Baduy Bantenese

Kalimantan	Banjarese Dayak Bahau Kayan Kenyah Uma Baka' Bidayuh Kendayan Selako Bukitan Iban Mualang Kelabit Krio Kwijau Lun Bawang Murut Tidung Ot Danum Dusun Lawangan Ma'anyan Ngaju Bakumpai Meratus Punan Bah Malay Berau Seafarers Bajau Suluk

Sulawesi	Buginese Butonese Bonerate Gorontaloan Lindu Makassarese Mandarese Minahasan Mongondow Muna Pamona Sangirese Tau Taa Wana Toraja

Papua	Melanesians Papuan Amungme Asmat Bauzi Dani Ekari Fayu Kombai Korowai Lani Marind Mek Moni Sawi Wolani Yali

Lesser Sunda Islands	Atoni Bali Aga Balinese Bunak Kemak Lamaholot Manggarai Nage Sasak Savu Sika Sumba Sumbawa

Maluku Islands	Moluccans Alfur Alune Ambelau Ambonese Buru Kayeli Lisela Manusela Nuaulu Togutil Wemale

Non-indigenous	African Arab Chinese (Tionghoa) Benteng Chinese Peranakan Eurasian Indo people Filipino Indian Tamil Jewish Pakistani Totok

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