Dayak Tunjung people
A Dayak Tunjung shaman in West Kutai Regency | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Approximately 76,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (Kutai Kartanegara Regency and West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan) | |
| Languages | |
| Tunjung, Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| 98% Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism) 2% Islam Folk religion (minority) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dayak (Ot Danum branch), Kutai |
The Dayak Tunjung people, also known as Tonyooi people, are an ethnic group living in West Kutai Regency (24.2%) and Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
They are distributed across several districts, including Kota Bangun, Melak, Barong Tongkok, Kembang Janggut, Kenohan, and Muara Pahu. The Tunjung are divided into subgroups: Tunjung Bubut, Tunjung Asli, Tunjung Bahau, Tunjung Hilir, Tunjung Lonokng, Tunjung Linggang, and Tunjung Berambai.
The alternative name Tonyoi-Benuaq refers to the Tunjung-Benuaq. These two Dayak groups are closely connected socially and culturally, although they are sometimes mentioned separately.
The relationship between the Tunjung and Kutai people is comparable to the relationship between the Baduy and Bantenese: the Kutai and Bantenese people are almost entirely Muslim, whereas the Tunjung and Baduy tribes still incorporate indigenous beliefs.