Dyak


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Dy·ak

 (dī′ăk′)
n.
Variant of Dayak.
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Dyak

(ˈdaɪæk) or

Dayak

n, pl -aks or -ak
(Peoples) a member of a Malaysian people of the interior of Borneo: noted for their long houses
[from Malay Dayak upcountry, from darat land]
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Day•ak

or Dy•ak

(ˈdaɪ æk, -ək)

n., pl. -aks, (esp. collectively) -ak.
a member of any of a number of peoples inhabiting the interior of S and E Indonesian Borneo and S Sarawak.
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There were, perhaps, fifty Dyaks and Malays--fierce, barbaric men; mostly naked to the waist, or with war-coats of brilliant colors.
The dialogue is authentic while also offering hope to those struggling," said Marie Gallo Dyak, CEO at the Entertainment Industries Council, which collaborated with the alliance and the U.S.
It has been argued that the origin of the Dayak tribes (also pronounced Dyak) in Borneo Island is precisely Yunnan province (for more information see the paper by Luqman H.
There Thomson noted the large earthenware jars were collected as indicators of wealth, the many ornaments worn, the printed clothes made from bark, and the immense holes in the Dayaks' stretched ears with blocks or rings of wood that were "variously ornamented and often set with wire in a very tasteful manner, such as I should hardly have attributed to Dyak workmanship if I had not been assured of the fact.
The majority of Malaysians are ethnic Malay, followed by Chinese, Indians, and the pribumi, or indigenous inhabitants, comprising the Senoi and Temiar of Peninsula Malaysia and groups like the Dyak of Sarawak and the Kadazan of Sabah located on the island of Borneo.
Israeli forces raided a store belonging to Salah Abu Dyak in Silet al-Thaher village, south of Jenin, searched it and interrogated him before leaving.
While he was there he made friends with the headhunting Dyak tribe who "adopted" him as their friend.
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