Dayak Mualang
A group of Mualang Dayaks during a visit to Governor-General J.P. Graaf of Limburg Stirum in Borneo, circa 1920.
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| Total population | |
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| (44,400) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| Languages | |
| Mualang language | |
| Religion | |
| Kaharingan (predominantly), Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Iban people |
Mualang (also Moealang or Dayak Mualang) are indigenous people of Borneo from the Dayak group and a sub-ethnic of the Iban people. They speak Mualang language and they are mostly concentrated in areas in Sekadau Regency and Sintang Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia namely:-
The language spoken by the Mualang people belongs to the Ibanic languages branch along with other Ibanic dialects such as Kantuk, Bugao, Desa, Seberuang, Ketungau, Sebaruk and so on. The difference is in the pronunciation and accent for words that is used by other Ibanic sub-ethnics. For example, words that end with "i" changed to "e" or "y" such as "kediri" becomes "kedire", "rari" becomes "rare", "inai" becomes "inay", and "pulai" becomes "pulay". These words still carry the same meaning although it is pronounced differently.
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