Apo Kayan people
The Apo Kayan people are one of the Dayak people groups that are spread throughout Sarawak of Malaysia, North Kalimantan and North Kalimantan of Indonesia. The earliest Apo Kayan people are from the riverside of the Kayan River, Bulungan Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. According to the Apo Kayan Dayak legend, the Kayan people are the forefathers of which all smaller sub-ethnic Dayak people that are found along the Kayan River came from. Today, the population of the Apo Kayan people are estimated about 64,900.
An Apo Kayan Dayak man and woman. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Borneo: Indonesia (East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan) Malaysia (Sarawak) | |
| Languages | |
| Kayan–Murik languages, Kenyah languages, Indonesian language, Malaysian language (Sarawak Malay) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly), Bungan, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Orang Ulu (Kenyah people, Kayan people (Borneo)), Kayan Mekam or Kayan Bahau people |
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