About this site:
Kenyah's dialect is a dying language. It has only a few reliable and solid references, books, tapes, or sites (to date) that could give us information about this language. Otherwise, we merely depending on the older generation and those who are still living and studying in and around their villages.
The only (to date) well-documented reference on this language is the Bible; The Kenyah version.
Also, this site is a compilation of songs, music, folklore, folk tales, language, photos, foods, arts and crafts of the Kenyah culture that I have gathered through my discussion group called, Kenyah "Orang Ulu" in Sarawak (Borneo) Malaysia and also from my personal collections.
This website is not only meant for the Kenyah speaking viewers but also for the non-Kenyah who are interested to know about this tribe. Hence, English is being used on the upfront of this page and some parts of this website. Hopefully, this would be of some sort be useful to you.
Last but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your supports and interest.
Kenyah Lepo Tau, Sarawak Malaysia
"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots"
~~ Marcus Garvey ~~
This website is a tribute to a tribe in Sarawak called "Kenyah Lepo Tau". They are the indigenous people of Borneo Island and also a minority tribe in Sarawak, Malaysia. As of 2019, they are only less than 10% of them living in Sarawak (2.801 million total population within 124,449 square KM area). The Kenyah people live mostly around the Baram river (Miri and Bintulu town), Asap River (Belaga town), Tinjar, and Rejang River. More details regarding this tribe as below.
About the "Kenyah" tribe:
1. Wikipedia: Kenyah in Sarawak
2. Ethnicity and Ethnic Identity in Sarawak
3. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo
4. The Dayak People
5. The Dayak
6. The Kenyah People
About Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo):
1. Wikipedia: Sarawak, Malaysia
2. Sarawak, Malaysia
3. Britanica, Sarawak
Jah, ini ne bareng yak ake sukat ke menchai me tepat panak Kenya dalem 'website' ini. Apan ilu sukat belajan ngan man adet ilu abek lisan abek bayak. Ben bok le na'at ngan ngimet disek puyan ilu Kenyah ne, tem bek melai le kuak 'maju' uko ba'an bengsak diak cha na'an. Chin 'website' ini, ake arep bengsak diak cha pe sukat tisen layan ngan puyan bengsak ngan adet ilu. Ngan la'a ini ne cha jalan iyak ake sukat ke menchai me anak diak bayak dini apan ida sukat ke belajan, ngajan ngan jaga adet ilu Kenyah.
Nyat lesau arep ilu sukat nulong ka'ang ilu. Mong pengimet sama ada diak tiga atau pe diak engkin ilu labok ne, ake arep apan ilu mong sukat ke belajan chin ina.
Tiga tawai ngan tiga sa'ek ke me tepat mong ben nai na'at, nak pengimet ikem ngan pengencam ikem dalam 'website' ini. Tiga tawai ngan tiga sa'ek ke me tepat mong ben nai na'at, nak pengimet ikem ngan pengencam ikem dalam 'website' ini. Arep udip sengim udip lirim, udip sengela tiga, udip saek ngan udip kelinek. Tiga sa'ek ngan tiga tawai. Dicem-dicem!