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1. Language   : Malay

2. Dialects      : Jaku Iban

3. Origins        : Dayak people of
Borneo

4. Religion      : Christinity, Islam or
Animism

5. Population : Approximately                                      1 052 400

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1. Language   :  Austronesian

2. Dialects      : Buri Lun Bawang or                              Buri Tau

3. Origins        : Kelabit tribe
Sarawak

4. Religion      : Mostly Animist

5. Population : Approximately
39 461

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1. Language   : Malay

2. Dialects      : Coastal Kadazan

3. Origins        : Indigenous group o                             of Sabah

4. Religion      : The majority of the                              Kadazans are
Christians.

5. Population : Approximately
479 944

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1. Language   : Austronesian

2. Dialects      : Tagol Murut

3. Origins        : Indonesian Borneo

4. Religion      : Mostly Christians

5. Population : Approximately
135 000

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1. Language   : Austronesian

2. Dialects      : Mukah-Oya

3. Origins        : Klemantan

4. Religion      : Mostly Islam

5. Population : Approximately
132 600

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Key points of the article:

*Rules

-Parents of both side are the one who choose and arrange their children's marriage.Usually people in Kadazan community had already engaged since they are children and when they reach the age of seventeen they are allowed to be married.

*Specific stages in Iban marriage are:

Engagement

-Close friends and relatives accompanied the groom to visit the bride's family.

-The bride to be have to make a special dish for her future husband
which means that she is ready to be far away from her home after marriage.

-The elders of both party will discuss about the condition of marriage which related to amount of gifts and dowry.

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Wedding  Ceremony

-The traditional wedding ceremony of the Kadazan is called "miohon pinisi".

-Bride and groom move to the stage and meet the priest. Then the couple need to step on a stone which symbolize the strength of a stone.Next, the priest put the traditional Kadazan hat to the couple from heads to their legs while praying for them.

-The couple drink a bottle of rice wine  and eat chicken soup with a rice on a coconut bowl.  the couple feet each other with lumps of rice.

-At the end of the ceremony the couple performed the Sumazau dance.

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By Richard A. Gontusan
It is a ceremony as old as time. The "miohon pinisi" is the traditional wedding ceremony of the Kadazandusuns of Sabah. "Miohon" means exchange while a "pinisi" is a little lump of cooked rice.

Besides being their staple food, in essence, rice possesses a spiritual dimension in the psyche of the Kadazandusuns. It is, after all, the embodiment of Huminodun, the daughter of the creator, who was sacrificed to save mankind from starvation.

In the olden days, in keeping with customs and traditions, Kadazan youths of the opposite genders were prohibited from mingling freely. The only available opportunity for them to mingle was at the annual harvesting of rice in the fields where roving eyes would meet, leading to marriages. In a sense, rice that brought a couple together would eventually grace their marriage.

Although the pageantry and frills associated with western weddings have gained tremendous popularity among the Kadazandusuns, the "miohon pinisi" continues to hold sway in a Kadazandusun wedding. While the ceremony itself has evolved over time, the essence of the miohon pinisi remains intact.

On November 30, Christian Aaron Michael Gontusan of Kapayan and Stella Unnal of Sipitang held their wedding reception at a major hotel in Putatan, which was merrily attended by over 300 family members and guests. Since Christian Aaron is a Kadazan, the "miohon pinisi" ceremony was ostentatiously featured at the reception.

During the miohon pinisi ceremony, the wedding couple, attired in their Kadazan fineries, first walked gingerly towards the stage. As they approached the stage, they were met by a bobohizan or priest, in this case, Havier Adam Gontusan, and his assistant. The bobohizan directed the couple to step on a stone for the marriage to symbolically assume the strength of a rock. Next, the bobohizan ran two "siungs" or traditional Kadazan conical hats simultaneously over the couple's bodies, from their heads to their legs. While doing so, the bobohizan chanted an ancient prayer which supposedly would repel negative vibes from undermining the future of the union.

Upon the completion of that part of the ceremony, the couple were then ushered on to the stage, where they took their seats on a matted floor, surrounded by their family members who had joined them on the stage.

Before the seated couple were placed a small wok of chicken soup, a bottle of rice wine and a coconut bowl of rice. Using their hands, the couple formed lumps of rice, and dutifully fed them to each other in turn. The gulping of chicken soup and the sipping of wine followed soon after. All this while the family members sang the song, "Piahanan Pinisi," an old Kadazan song composed by a popular local songwriter, Wilfred Mojilis, which encapsulates the meaning and symbolism of the ceremony.

Towards the end of the ceremony, the couple took a bamboo cup each, and offered the rice wine to those on stage for them to sip, skipping those who were under-aged of course.

To mark the end of the ceremony, the couple performed the Sumazau dance, surrounded by their relatives and friends who danced along with them to the live beat of gongs. This dance is called the "Mingkuung," signifying that the couple were officially married with support from their relatives and friends who would take it upon themselves to keep the couple within their circle.

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The Traditional Kadazandusun Wedding Ceremony, the "Miohon Pinisi"

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By Richard A. Gontusan It is a ceremony as old as time. The "miohon pinisi" is the traditional wedding ceremony of the Kadazandusuns of Sabah. "Miohon" means exchange while a "pinisi" is a little lump of cooked rice. Besides being their staple food, in essence, rice possesses a spiritual dimension in the psyche of the Kadazandusuns.

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Key points of the article:

* Rules

-Grooms are allowed to marry someone if they exceed the age of twenty-two but brides can get married without specific age.

*Specific stages in Iban marriage are:

Merisik

- Groom's parents will visit bride's family or also known as asberbunga-bunga to ask any questions about the bride and to discuss about the condition  of marriage.

Propose and Engaged

-A group of people usually older people from the groom's family visited the bride's family again and had agreed about the condition  which includes dowry and the gift.

-The groom's father will remove the  "lapit"(silver sword) as a sign of engagement and both parties also discuss about the date of the marriage.

Wedding Ceremony

-The groom usually marched to the bride house by walking or riding a decorated boat through the river.   Cannon fire will be released after they had arrived at the bride's house. The couple must taking a bath together in the river and after that they have to wear the traditional wedding cloth.

- Guests will be treated a glass of wine to celebrate the wedding.

-A ritual called 'pinang" will be carried out because it will determine how long the bride must stay with the groom's family.

-At the end of the ceremony which usually at night, the bridal couple will sit together to eat the slaughtered chicken and they are serve with variety of foods and drinks.

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MELANAU A melanau marriage requires some traditional rites that are rather interesting. the man’s relatives will come to the house his l…

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Key points of the article:

*Rules

-On the day of the wedding, bride and groom must wear traditional cloth and their relatives and neighbours must also wear the Lun Bawang traditional cloth.

Specific stages in Lun Bawang marriage are:

Engagement

- The man will ask his parents  whether he can marry the girl or not.

-If during the negotiation they heard a bananna tree collapse the engagement will be cancelled.

-During the negotiation, the bride's family will slaughter a pig for the guests.

Wedding ceremony

-The groom will go to the bride's house and take her to his house. The groom's relatives and friends will dance the Lun Bawang traditional dance as a sign of welcoming.

- After that, the ceremony of shooting wooden birds down with guns will be held because this is one of the tradition of Lun Bawang community. This tradition represent fortune for the couple and then the wedding begin.

- The couple will sit down so that people will bless them with well wishes as well as getting "angpaos".The couple will then hand out gifts to the guests.

-At the end of the ceremony, the guests will sing and dance for fun.

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In the state of Sarawak, there is a small town by the name of Lawas where an ethnic group of people called Lun Bawang resides. In the past, the Lun Bawang tribe had a history of being headhunters. A popular tribe in Borneo and the northern regions of Sabah and Sarawak, Lun Bawang means 'people of the inland'. When someone in their village is getting married, all the villagers will come to the groom's house to help a day before to prepare meat, glutinous rice, and to set up the photo booth. We're excited to feature the traditional Lun Bawang wedding of Sarawak filled with colours and joy.

On the day of the wedding, relatives and neighbours alike will be dressed in traditional clothing, including the bride and groom, Anny Lim and Wilkinson Loh. The groom will then collect the bride, and upon returning to the groom's house, all relatives and friends will then proceed to do the traditional dance to welcome them. Next, the ceremony of shooting wooden birds down with guns will be held. This tradition that has been passed down for many generations represent auspiciousness, and only then can the wedding begin.

Afterwards, the bride and groom will sit down at the photo booth, where their friends and family will bless them with well wishes as well as handing out angpaos (red packets) to them and taking photos together. The bride and groom will then hand out gifts as well, and then it is time for lunch and entertainment. Watching the villagers sing and dance was a lot of fun!

The bride and groom was donned in their colourful traditional Lun Bawang outfits with auspicious ornaments. It was indeed a beautiful union of two very lovely people! Heartiest congratulations!

Photographer: Happy Fish

Cinematographer: Vito Production

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A Traditional Lun Bawang Wedding At Sarawak

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In the state of Sarawak, there is a small town by the name of Lawas where an ethnic group of people called Lun Bawang resides. In the past, the Lun Bawang tribe had a history of being headhunters. A popular tribe in Borneo and the northern regions of Sabah and Sarawak, Lun Bawang means 'people of the inland'.

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Key points of the article:

*Rules

- The wedding ceremony of Murut community must be held in the bride’s longhouse.

*Specific stages in Murut marriage are:

Engagement

-"Pinanamung" which means engagement are discuss by both parties to reach an agreement about the gift and dowry.They celebrated the ceremony by drinking "tapai".

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This time I want to share about my peoples. Well about Murut. But I'm not pure Murut..I'm a mix of Dusun and Murut. Well, carry on...

Murut are one of the indeginous ethnic group in northern inland regions of Borneo. Murut comprise several groups which scattered in parts of Borneo Island in Sabah, Sarawak including in Brunei and Kalimantan, Indonesia. Murut also the last ethnics to renounce headhunting (antaboh) in Borneo. Yup, Murut were once the fearsome headhunter in Borneo. In Sabah, Murut population is around 135, 000 while around 1,200 are found in Brunei.

Murut refers to the people who live in or near the hill. Basically, "Men of the Hill".

There's many sub-groups of Murut's.

Tagal or Tahol, Timugon, Kolor, Bookan or Baukan, Serudung, Paluan, Gana, Tidung, Tangala, Sembakung and Kalabakan.

I'm a Timugon by the way. hahahaha

Murut Kolor is a mix of two ethnics which is between Muruts and the Lundayeh people.

The live of Murut.

Long time ago, the Murut people use to live in a longhouse, usually near the rivers so it will easy to hunt for food, get drinks and travel. But nowadays, everyone live in normal individual house. As far as I am concerned there are no Murut living in longhouses anymore. Trust me I know.

The men were skilled hunters, using blowpipes, spears and hunting wild animals such as deer, birds and wild boar. At the same time they are also cultivate other crops such as corn and tapioca. In addition, they are also hunt in the jungle nearby and fishing.

Many of the Murut in Sabah and Brunei is Islam, Cristian, Animisme but there are also some of them that are Pagan. According to Malaysia census data count the Murut in Sabah as about 82% Christian, 13% Muslim and 5% other religions. Brunei statistics reveal that Murut Community is 58% Muslim, 30% "tribal religion" (animisme) and the rest are Christian.

Marriages
Every Murut Weddings

Murut wedding usually will be held as early as age 15 to 18 years for the boy and 13 years for the girl. In addition, the usual dowry will be asked by the girl's parents Murut are of two buffaloes, one tajau kind of "luster" 1 tajau type "minukul" 1 tajau type "belaying" 1 tajau type "manila" 1 gongs and 1 blowpipe. Normaly the weddings will be conduct for 5 consecutive days. Within 5 days of marriage, 3 days will be held at the bride's house and 2 days in the house of the male groom. The bride will be adorned with beautiful Murut clothes on the wedding day. The bride will be make up by a group of women known as "There are a bride to be placed in a special room that has been veiled few expensive pieces of cloth. After that, the bride will be taken out of the room and rice wine or known as "After the expiration of three days, they will move to the groom's house and shot "
tambuloi."
tapai" will be pleased. Therefore, in the next three days, the guest will be celebrating and eating and drinking wine in the house of the bride. Drinking wine in a friendly competition was also held to strengthen family relationships.
egal" that is gong to say farewell to the bride's family. Once a week at the groom's house, the bride can be visited with the permission of the husband's parents and in-laws. After a month of the wedding, both the bride and groom would go to the bride's house for 4 days and their presence will be honored and served the "tapai". After the end of the 4 days, the 2 of them would go back to the groom's house to settle there permanently or well forever!

eremony where the bride-price is discussed. The successful conclusion of the settlement of the dowry is then will be celebrated with the drinking of Tina'uh (A Tahol or Tagol Wedding Ceremony)

Pinanamung tapai for not longer than 5 days. 'engagement' c

payment or also maybe dowry for the girl consisting of pots and pans and 1 expensive jar usually one week after the
Kaunsapan / Haunsapan ahuod. Often, the girl is now pregnant - otherwise she can still be 'returned' to her parents. Wow!

Exchange of the dowry, which consists of
Limpoho often compared to the proper wedding ceremony, a few months after the pinanamung. binukul and tiluan, other jars, gongs, beads and cloth, and anything the parents in law desire - nowadays Murut people often use cash, a generator, a TV set.... This ceremony may last a week, and the parents of the girl have to kill a buffalo. If the couple decide to divorce after the limpoho, the man usually loses the bride price.

Tina'uh / Bului final handing over of the dowry, sometimes 20 years after the limpoho . This party lasts not less than 5 days, and involves everybody including the cousins of the two respective families, and of course the entire village or maybe the entire town =.=

For Murut birth, do not have customs and taboos that particular during pregnancy and childbirth. Normally taboos will happen after the baby was born, usually in terms of naming.
For Murut community, babies born will be called immediately. It aims to avoid any bad things happen to the baby. Therefore, the name is taken very seriously by the Murut community. Therefore, most of the names given are based on nature or by a specific event.
In addition, the names of the Murut are also can be change for some time. This situation depends on the situation that is happening around them. For example, if someone is sick or there are often people who died and incidentally their names are similar, the headhunter who has a name that was to change the name immediately to avoid the same thing happening to him. But long time ago I know that Murut usually use their ancestor name to avoid it being forgotten but thankfully my name is normal but it's not my ancestor name. Erm.

When they will bury the bodies. They will do bury the body depends on the cause of death of a person. A death must be dealt with in an orderly and well by following certain traditions. It aims to avoid from any disaster. There are 3 processes in the burial of the bodies in the Murut during the death, burial, and after the funeral. After the news of death, the family members will hit the gong and when the gong is struck, all residents should stop their activities. If there are residents from doing the work does not stop when the gong struck, the entire population will be fined or After that, the body will be washed and then the bodies will be clothed with beautiful clothes and clean. The body will be at home for 2 days or more before being put into The second process, namely during the funeral gong will be sounded all the way Death
sogit by the family member of the deceased which is a pig but nowadays it is usually be paid by money. Music or loud noises it also included if they sing or dance they will be fined.
tajau namely Bangkalan Murut. Tajau will be covered with wood and a small lamp placed on it to chase the evil spirits. On the second day tajau be taken out of the room and when these family members wept as she would encircle these tajau.
On the third day, the men would go to the cemetery for burial in the event of repair homes damaged. On the fourth night they will have a good time last night in honor of the deceased was at home. The next day, bodies will be promoted using wood stretcher to the cemetery. Currently, the family members of the deceased woman would cry because they believe the spirits of the deceased will be saved to heaven and intended giving the safe way.
tajau sent to the burial site and tajau will be decorated with colorful beads and nailed with a carved wood. And after that they celebrate the occasion with meals. There are processes that last after the funeral, family members will put 3 pieces of coal after 4 days in the cemetery. The fire will be controlled by the family of the deceased, but the family members of the death can not or never can blow out a fire because it is believed that if the deceased blow the fire up the house will be burn up.

But nowadays, after many of the Murut convert into many religions this unique way of burying the death is not practice again. For the Murut that is a Christian they will bury the death in a coffins. People will give money as a donation for the family of the deceased. After the burrying, the family of deceased will serve foods and Muslim we will do it in Islamic way. But we will not serve the tapai for the guest in the house for 3 days and sometimes it can be for 1 weeks. But for us the tapai and do it for 3 days or so on because it is haram.

Learn more about Murut people :

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This time I want to share about my peoples. Well about Murut. But I'm not pure Murut..I'm a mix of Dusun and Murut. Well, carry on... Murut are one of the indeginous ethnic group in northern inland regions of Borneo. Murut comprise several groups which scattered in parts of Borneo Island in Sabah, Sarawak including in Brunei and Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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Key points of the article:

*Rules

- Marriage must get an approval from the bride's family.

*Specific stages in Melanau marriage are:

Engagement

-The traditional engagement ceremony of the Melanau is called
"Betrotal".The groom's family must get an approval from the bride's family.

-If the engagement had been approved,  the groom's family will prepared gifts and they would find materials and ingredients at the jungle for the wedding ceremony.

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SIBU: The wedding feast is a big day for those getting married and their family members, but the preparation for the day varies according to their tradition and cultural background.

This was highlighted at the wedding process staged by Kampung Nangka Melanau Welfare Association at the Malay/Melanau pavilion of the Borneo Cultural Festival (BC) on Monday night, which portrayed their old tradition through a musical play that involved about 40 members including children.

"We want the audience to learn our culture; how the marriage is to take place - we will try to tell the public our tradition," organising chairman Jamat Manjat told The Borneo Post on Monday night.

He said the tradition was still practised by the Melanaus, though not all.

"We also want to revive this tradition because some are not practising it already. Most importantly also, our own Melanau community knows and understands this part of the tradition," he said.

Unlike marriages in the modern day, wedding ceremonies in the past were a lot more difficult.

The play started with Surung Berian where the bridegroom's family would get approval from the family of the bride.

Normally, five gifts would be given to the bride's family - Penyekap, Ulau Berian, Pakan, Luguk and Sisai.

Once the engagement had been approved, some men and women would go to the jungle to find materials and ingredients to prepare for the wedding ceremony.

"The women would look for vegetables while the men would go hunting. Along the way, there were struggles, they had to brace the storm and thunder, and of course, they made it," he said.

Once all the necessary items were ready, the wedding ceremony would then take place with the blessing from 'Tok Guru'.

Throughout the play, traditional music was played and traditional games such as 'itut' were performed.

'Itut' is a swing that was popular as a game among the Melanaus before the onslaught of television or other forms of entertainment.

"Here we call 'itut', in Mukah, they call it 'Tibau' it is a swing. We constructed a big one here (townsquare) few years ago.

"Those who want to play do so at their own risk. It is a challenging game but very dangerous as well," he pointed out.

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SIBU: The wedding feast is a big day for those getting married and their family members, but the preparation for the day varies according to their tradition and cultural background.

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Wedding Ceremony

-Dowry items such as beads, gold and ivory bracelets will be displayed at the ceremony.

-Murut Community wedding ceremony held for  at least five days. The first three day held in the bride's home and last two days held in groom’s house.

-Groom's parents must pay the price of cloth that cover the door of the bride's room with the values that the both parties had agreed so that they can enter the room.

-In the end the groom's friends and relatives will serve fruits to the bridal couples.

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BAJAU Bajau community is indigenous people of Sabah and the second largest after Kadazan. Tere are various ethnic groups in society…

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Wedding Ceremony

-The traditional wedding ceremony of the Melanau is called
"Surong brian".

-In the morning of the wedding, the bride will go the the groom's home and the groom's parent will warmly welcome them.

-The groom's mother will bring the ceremonial gift to the bride before she enter the house.

-The bride will receive a gold thread clothes and must do a feet cleansing rituals in front of the house.

-At the end of the ceremony which usually in the afternoon, the couple will go to the bride's home.

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Theme : Community culture ( Melanau ) Title : Melanau Marriage

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#SPM - BINGKISAN: [PERKAHWINAN ADAT SUKU KAUM MURUT, SABAH [26 APRIL 2015]

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The Authentic Melanau Wedding | Alex & Anne