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Bajau |
Batek |
Bidayuh |
Bugis |
Chewong |
Iban |
Jahai |
Jah Hut |
Jakun |
Kadazan
Dusun |
Kedayan |
Kensiu |
Lanoh |
Mah Meri |
Melanaus |
Mendriq |
Murut |
Penan |
Semai |
Semang |
Semelai |
Semoq
Beri |
Senoi | Temiar |
Temuan |
| Penan |
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| Indigenous Group |
Penan |
| Location |
Malaysia,
Sarawak and Kalimantan. Particularly the hilly regions bordering
Indonesian Kalimantan. |
| Estimated Population |
10,000
(retrieved 2005, Malaysia
Timber Council) |
| Environment |
Rainforest |
| Lifestyle |
Some
Sedentary; Some Nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Gatherer |
| Level of Assimilation |
Most
Assimilated; Few Nearly Untouched |
| Language Family |
Penan
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western
Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo, Punan-Nibong
Alternative Names: Punan, Nibong, Nibon
Dialects: Penan Apoh, Nibong, Bok Penan, Penan Silat,
Penan Gang, Penan Lusong, Penan Apo, Sipeng, Penan Lanying, Jelalong
Penan
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| Website URLs |
Penans
lifestyle
Language
report: Eastern Penan
Language
report: Western Penan
Tribal art and the
people of Borneo
Dictionary of
Eastern Penan
Sarawak Peoples
Campaign
Unified
Penan Speak out
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| NGOs |
Sahabat Alam
Malaysia (SAM), Sarawak Peoples Campaign (SPC)
Survival
International |
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