Dayak Mualang

Mualang are an indigenous people of West Kalimantan from the Dayak group and a sub-ethnic of the Iban people. They speak the Mualang language and they are mostly concentrated in areas in the Sekadau Regency and Sintang Regency of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The specific districts where the Mualang people live include:

Belitang Hilir district, Sekadau
Belitang district, Sekadau
Belitang Hulu district, Sekadau
Sepauk, Sintang and its surrounding region

Language

The Mualang language belongs to the Ibanic languages branch along with other Ibanic dialects such as Kantuk, Bugao, Desa, Seberuang, Ketungau and Sebaruk. These dialects mainly differ from one another in their pronunciations of specific phonemes. For example, words that end with "i" can be pronounced as "e" or "y" where "kediri" becomes "kedire", "rari" becomes "rare", "inai" becomes "inay", and "pulai" becomes "pulay". These words still carry the same meaning even though they are pronounced differently. These dialects also have some lexical variation between them.

Culture

Traditional Folk Song

Meh Bujang
De Kutak Katik
Aboh Beramay

Traditional Dance

Mualang Ngajad Kayau, a warrior danceTari Pingan Mualang / Tari Pireng Mualang, found in Belitang Ilek, Belitang Tengah and Belitang HuluTari Pedang Mualang / Ngajat Bebunoh, a war dance performed by men found throughout Belitang Ilek and Belitang Hulu Ajat Temuai Datai, loosely translated as "Welcoming Guest" dance performed by couples and it is found in Belitang Ilek, Belitung Tengah, Belitung Hulu and its surrounding region

Handicraft

Kumpang Ilong weaving in Belitang Hulu district