Ngaju people

**Ngaju people**
**Dayak Ngaju / Dayak Baiju**
Total population
An illustration of a Dayak Ngaju warrior.
(400,000)
Regions with significant populations
Central Kalimantan (324,504)^[1]
Languages
Ngaju language, Bakumpai language
Religion
Christianity (Protestant Christian & Catholicism), Islam, Kaharingan
Related ethnic groups
Dayak people (Bakumpai people, Meratus Dayak)

Ngaju are indigenous people of Borneo from the Dayak group.^[2] The Ngaju people first appeared as a newly recognized people group in census 2000 and were made up of 18.02% of Central Kalimantan population, which before this the Ngaju people were considered as part of the Dayak people in a 1930 census.^[3] They speak Ngaju language.

Dayak Ngaju family clusters

Based on river stream regions, the Ngaju people are divided into:-

Greater Batang Baiju - Greater Baiju River
Lesser Batang Baiju - Lesser Baiju River

Based on linguistic cluster, the Ngaju people are divided into:-

Dayak Ngaju (Ngaju Kapuas) people
Dayak Kahayan (Ngaju Kahayan) people
Dayak Katingan (Ngaju Katingan) people
Dayak Mendawai people (Central Kalimantan)
Dayak Bakumpai people (South Kalimantan)
Dayak Meratus people (South Kalimantan)
Dayak Mengkatip people (Central Kalimantan)
Dayak Berangas people (South Kalimantan, which is said to be no longer identifiable and their language is no longer in existence as of 2010 due to assimilation into the mainstream Kuala Banjar people)
Dayak Beraki (Bara-ki) people (no longer in existence)^[4]

Traditional folk songs

Sinta Takalupe Lunuk^[5]
Karungut, Kal-Teng Membangun^[6]
Yang Mahakasih (religious song)^[7]

References

↑ Badan Pusat Statistik - Sensus Penduduk Tahun 2000
↑ Leo Suryadinata, Evi Nurvidya Arifin & Aris Ananta (2003). Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9-8123-0212-3.
↑ Riwanto Tirtosudarmo (2007). Mencari Indonesia: Demografi-Politik Pasca-Soeharto. Yayasan Obor Indonesia. ISBN 979-799-083-4.
↑ M. J. Melalatoa (1995). Ensiklopedi suku bangsa di Indonesia, Volume 1. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI.
↑ "lagu dayak Erika sinta takalupe lunuk". Rocky wans. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
↑ "Karungut Kal-Teng Membangun (karungut modern)". tingang. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
↑ Pak Siswa 2 Ktsp-revisi (tuhan Mengasihi Semua Orang). BPK Gunung Mulia. 2007. ISBN 9-7968-7591-8.

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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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