in Sarawak in Malayasia, and in neighbouring parts of Indonesia and Brunei. Iban speakers belong to the Dayak ethnic group and used to be known as "Sea Dayak". The Iban language is also known as Iban Sabah or Sea Dayak, and is closely related to Malay, particularly the Malay of Sarawak...
Iban, spoken as a first language by hundreds of thousands of people in Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah and western Kalimantan and as a second language by scores of thousands more, has long been an object of scholarly research. Although the Iban communities of Sarawak comprise the largest ethnic group ...
Malaysia Borneo is split into the two states of Sarawak to the south and Sabah to the north, separated by Brunei. When it comes to things to do in Borneo, visiting a longhouse is normally up there on the list. Dig further, and you will hear about the Iban tribe, which is native to ...