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Kayan folktale: "Ebau Alik" A story of a man named Ebau Alik - a playful simpleton; yet, a man whose demeanor brought about the best of people. There's much we can learn from him though. In Kayan language: Lake' em nuno nyemungen kah Ebau Alik nih, bi sayu tebara aleng deng tam belajen men lung na. En tam petmei kah urip tam ja em piyah selangok Ebau Alik. ​

In the Kayan tradition, the kelunan aya or kelunan jia, are the ruling class in Kayan society. They are from the aristocrats or 'hipun uma'; leaders are appointed from amongst them to lead the Kayan. This clip shows Pemanca Gilbert Ding, a Kayan leader from Baram. Here he is shown giving advice to Kayan audience about the importance of maintaining and upholding Kayan culture and tradition. Kaya...

Date: February 21, 2022 Location: Miri, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo Main tekna singer: Uring Emang Echo singers: Left to right: Margaret Ajeng, KK Robert Luhat from Long Laput, Uring Emang (main singer), Ubong Emang, Balo’ Usun Jok, Balo’ Do’ Jau (all the women singers are from Uma Bawang).

Main singer: Jalong Wan (Back, sitting middle), Jok Ngo (sitting left), Gilbert Ding Laing (sitting right) Echo singers: (sitting front left-right) Wan Jau, Ping Laing, Freda Aren Wan, Robert Luhat Tekna peleken is a type of tekna that sing praises (usually to honor an individual or elder).

This is a daily activity amongst Kayan men, especially the younger men who not only see metuk pukat (fish netting) as a way to source food for the family, but also as a form of leisure activity. In the past meju pukat was a necessity, as they had to source food from the forest and rivers. Kayan language: Anih nah hadui daha' lake' Kayan, bi lebih2 na men dalo nyam. Te' mukat nih avan daha' ilo ...

In the Kayan tradition, the kelunan aya or kelunan jia, are the ruling class in Kayan society. They are from the aristocrats or 'hipun uma'; leaders are appointed from amongst them to lead the Kayan. In this video, the Kayan Paramount Chief of Baram, Temenggong Elizabeth Deng highlights on the importance of keeping and maintaining Kayan tradition of giving Kayan names to Kayan children. Kayan l...

Most Kayan now own at least one small engine powered boat to get them around the rivers to do their fishing, or for going to their farm. This has improved their movements quite significantly as in the past, families used to paddle their boats for hours to get to the farm. Kayan language: Usi ha awi daha menuna aleng besei haruk te' kakah, kere' nih pake' mutu (speedboat) daha te' kakah. Mina ji...

Mei Sali is seen here trying to clear an area in the river to put his fish trap (pukat). Kayan language: Mei Sali neme' avan na seng metuk pukat anih. Uh tek na te' tinan dih kurik bi usi te masik.

This is quite the common way for Kayan in Baram to go to their farm now. In the past, it took a whole day of paddling to reach their farm. This was me going to check on Mei Sali fishing net in Apoh. Kayan language: Nunih nah itam Kayan te' kakah kere' nih. Menuna bese' haruk tam, ji do ure' ateng luma.

This is a 'modern' buvo (fish trap) made from plastic rope. To hold the top edge, a rattan is used and serves as the mouth of the buvo. This is a preferred way to make buvo now as it is both easy and cheap to make. In the past, the whole buvo was made from rattan - a tedious process which required sourcing the rattan from the jungle, cut them to shape and let them to dry before splitting them i...

This is part of my research on documenting the Kayan language and culture. Here, am talking to Hinan Jack (and Mei Sali) about the process of making the buvo 'moden'. Kayan language: Akui tinih bara marung gaya na buvo alem teng kui te Hinan Jack dawa Mei Sali nuno gaya na buvo maring - usi nah pake' wei la'an.

Na buvo

Haruk mutu

Na buvo 'moden'

na hung

Sebayang seng kuman

Tekna peleken