Orang Kayan

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There are approximately 15,000 Kayans in Sarawak. The Kayan tribe built their longhouses in the northern interiors of Sarawak midway on the Baram River, the upper Reiang River and the lower Tubau River, and are well known for their boat making skills, which they carve from a single block of belian, the strongest of the tropical hardwoods.

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Your write up "traditional
Submitted by Kayan Intellectual-Miri (not verified) on Fri, 2007-02-16 22:57.

Your write up "traditional headhunters" is misleading. That is suppose to be our survival modas oprandi. I do not agree with that phrase. Kayan peoples are heroic in the old days in that era because they can kill more enemies using their special iron " Kayan Titei/Titei Keluh". Crafted at home and its powerful and strong. It cut bones, ordinary metal/iron just like cucumber. Kayans are good at making human traps, wodoo, blacksmith. Thats not tradition. Our tradition are living in long houses, respect our elders and self discipline.
Now reword your text brother.

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Hi. Sorry if it is
Submitted by eyeonmiri on Sat, 2007-02-17 12:41.

Hi. Sorry if it is offensive, the words came right out of a Sarawak Tourism brochure, you can complain to them about that..

Perhaps you can help with my sparse writeup on the Kayan? I'll always be grateful for more information, and thanks for the additional information.

I've made the ammendments.

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hi! i agree with u kayan
Submitted by SIMEON-KAYAN RULE! (not verified) on Sat, 2010-01-02 01:19.

hi! i agree with u kayan intellectual-miri...by the way....im kayan too....my mum is from long laput and dad is from long bedian...peace up kayan! by the way...are u from Miri? actually...im not in Malaysia rite now...im in South America...in the country called GUYANA... if u want to where dat is...search it on google...my name is Simeon by the way....

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