Ngaju people
An illustration of a Dayak Ngaju warrior.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (400,000) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (324,504) | |
| Languages | |
| Ngaju language, Bakumpai language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Protestant Christian & Catholicism), Islam, Kaharingan | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dayak people (Bakumpai people, Meratus Dayak) |
Ngaju are indigenous people of Borneo from the Dayak group. The Ngaju people first appeared as a newly recognized people group in census 2000 and were made up of 18.02% of Central Kalimantan population, which before this the Ngaju people were considered as part of the Dayak people in a 1930 census. They speak Ngaju language.
Based on river stream regions, the Ngaju people are divided into:-
Based on linguistic cluster, the Ngaju people are divided into:-
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