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Encyclopedia > Bukitan

Bukitan (also known as Baketan) is small tribe living the state of Sarawak, East Malaysia. They are found in Bintulu division. Not many of these people are left due to intermarriages with other tribes. State motto: United, Industrious, Dedicated (Malay: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti ) Capital Kuching Governor T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ... Bintulu is a coastal town, and the capital of the Bintulu District (7,220. ...


Their origin is from Palin, Kalimantan. They moved in to Sarawak via Lubok Antu and settled there for a few years (legend has it was for about a few hundred years). Then, in came the marauding Ibans from Kapuas (in Kalimantan), a powerful headhunting tribe at that time, attacking them and chasing them out of their homeland. Kalimantan is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. ... Lubok Antu is district in Sri Aman Division in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. ... A Modern Iban Longhouse in Kapit Division The Ibans were formerly known during the colonial period by the British as Sea Dayaks and are a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo. ... Kalimantan is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. ... // A headhunter was a person who killed another and then took the others head. ...


They fled to Saribas which is what is now in the Betong Division. There, they settled and built their community. During those years, they co-existed with the Ibans, after a peace sealed by the marriage of the daugter of their leader Entinggi to the son of the Iban chief Tindin. After many years, due to some misunderstandings, war broked out with the Ibans and they lost. They again fled to various places before settling in Sg. Merit, Bintulu and its vicinity until today. Saribas is an area made up of 3 main river in the Betong Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. ... Betong Division, formed on March 26, 2002, is the 11th and newest of the eleven administrative divisions in Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... Bintulu is a coastal town, and the capital of the Bintulu District (7,220. ...


Evidence of Bukitan existence can be found in areas such as the Saribas (Paku, Layar and Rimbas) and Lubok Antu in the form of burial grounds, name of places & ancient orchards. Saribas is an area made up of 3 main river in the Betong Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. ... // Visitors to the Land Land of the Lost was a 1974-1976 TV series relating the adventures of the Marshall family (including Willy and Holly and their father, later replaced by their uncle). ... Lubok Antu is district in Sri Aman Division in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. ... An orchard is an intentional planting of trees maintained for food production. ...


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Ethnologue: Malaysia, Sarawak (1600 words)
May be intelligible with Bukitan, Ukit, Punan Batu 1.
It may be intelligible with Bukitan, Sian, Punan Batu 1.
Distinct from the Punan Ukit dialect of Bukitan.
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