Present-day country
Malaysia
4 nations list Malaysia among their present-day countries.
Present-day countries are listed by ISO 3166 names. Many nations live across more than one.
4 nations
-
Dayak
Also known as Ngaju
Lands Borneo: Kalimantan (Indonesia), Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia) and Brunei
Dayak is a shared name for many Indigenous peoples of Borneo, by some estimates about 450 ethnolinguistic groups.
-
Iban
Also known as Sea Dayak
Lands Sarawak, Malaysia, with communities in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Brunei
In 2011 the Tun Jugah Foundation published Bup Sereba Reti Jaku Iban, described as the first monolingual Iban dictionary.
-
Kadazandusun
Also known as Kadazan
Lands Sabah, Malaysia
The Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association, founded in 1966, represents 48 Indigenous ethnic communities of Sabah.
Source: Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association Sabah (opens in a new tab) Checked
-
Orang Asli
Also known as Temiar
Lands Peninsular Malaysia
Orang Asli, a Malay collective term meaning original or first peoples, covers 18 officially listed groups of Peninsular Malaysia.
Source: Center for Orang Asli Concerns (opens in a new tab) Checked