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Ngaju are indigenous people of Borneo from the Dayak group. The Ngaju people first appeared as a newly recognized people group in census 2000 and were made up of 18.02% of Central Kalimantan population, which before this the Ngaju people were considered as part of the Dayak people in a 1930 census. They speak Ngaju language.
Dayak Berangas people (South Kalimantan, which is said to be no longer identifiable and their language is no longer in existence as of 2010 due to assimilation into the mainstream Kuala Banjar people)
Dayak Beraki (Bara-ki) people (no longer in existence)
Traditional folk songs
Sinta Takalupe Lunuk
Karungut, Kal-Teng Membangun
Yang Mahakasih (religious song)
Food
Bagamat, a giant bat meat gravy cooked with garlic and various vegetables.
Karuang or Kalumpe by the Ma'anyan people, a pounded Cassava leaf salad mixed with eggplant, lemongrass, onion and garlic.
Juhu Umbut Sawit, coconut sprout salad eaten with sambal and often served during thanksgiving or wedding ceremonies.
Notable Dayak Ngaju people
King Maruhum, the fourth Muslim Banjar king.
Nyai Undang, Kutah Baguh queen of Tanjung Pematang Sawang kingdom.
Raden Labih, head of the Dayak Ngaju Sei Apui people.
Nicodemus Djaija Negara, a Dayak Ngaju head district of Pulau Petak.
Damang Batu, a Dayak Ngaju Tumbang Anoi Kahayan leader and chairman of Dayak Tumbang Anoi.
Damang Anggen, a Dayak Ngaju leader and head district of Mendawai Katingan.
Soera Djaja, a Dayak Ngaju head district from Kampung Rawi and a Central Kalimantan freedom fighter.
Damang Pijar, head of the Dayak people
Batur, a Dayak Bakumpai commander, Barito War veteran.
Wangkang, a Dayak Bakumpai commander, Barito War veteran.
Hausman Baboe, founder of Central Kalimantan, a prominent figure in the Central Kalimantan press and founder of the first daily Suara Dayak Indonesian newspaper.
Tjilik Riwut, a National Hero of Indonesia, founder of Central Kalimantan, a writer, a Central Kalimantan freedom fighter and former governor of Central Kalimantan.
Mahir Mahar, founder and business leader of Central Kalimantan.
Agustin Teras Narang, a Central Kalimantan governor and president of the National Dayak Customary Council.
