Selako people
| |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 208,100 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia (West Kalimantan) | 138,100[1] |
 Malaysia (Sarawak) | 70,000[2] |
| Languages | |
| Selako | |
| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Selako a.k.a. Selakau, Salako or Silakau are the indigenous people native to the Selakau regions (Selakau district and Selakau Timur district) in Sambas Regency of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.[3] Nowadays, the Selako diaspora can be found in the neigbouring Selakau regions as well; including the districts of Pemangkat, Paloh, Tebas, Teluk Keramat and Sejangkung in Sambas Regency, districts of Tujuh Belas and Samalantan in Bengkayang Regency, and Lundu district in Sarawak. Selako people are classified as part of larger indigenous Dayaks community, thus sometimes they are called as Selako Dayaks as well.[4][5] Their native or indigenous language is the Selako language. Like any other indigenous Dayak groups, the Selako people embraced the Kaharingan religion, but many Selakos diaspora are tend to have Christians (mostly adhered to West Kalimantan Christian Church, Bornean Evangelicals, and Anglicans) and Roman Catholics faiths after the mass conversion by missionaries in the 19th century.[6]
Origin
Selako people are originally the inhabitants of the Nyirih river bank, located in Selakau district of Sambas Regency. Most Selakos still predominantly lived in their ancestral home around the Nyirih River regions.
References
- ^ "The Selako Dayak of Indonesia".
- ^ Agnes Tugong (3 June 2011). "Masyarakat Selako sambut Gawai cara tersendiri" (in Malay). The Borneo Post. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ Darrell T. Tryon (1995). Comparative Austronesian Dictionary: An Introduction to Austronesian Studies. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-1108-8401-1.
- ^ "Selako". kbbi.kemdikbud.go.id. Language Development and Development Agency, Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Clare L. Boulanger (2009). A Sleeping Tiger: Ethnicity, Class, and New Dayak Dreams in Urban Sarawak. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-4376-4.
- ^ Blossom Meghan Jessalyn (2011). Selako. Sess Press. ISBN 978-613-852-3277.
Further reading
- Schneider, William Martin (1979). Social Organization of the Selako Dayak of Borneo. University Microfilms.
