Ngaju people
Urang Biaju, Urang Ngaju | |
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An illustration of a Dayak Ngaju warrior. | |
| Total population | |
| 400,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia: | |
| Central Kalimantan | 324,504 (2000) |
| Languages | |
| Ngaju, Banjarese, Bakumpai, and Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (mainly Protestantism), Islam, and Kaharingan | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dayak people (Bakumpai, Ot Danum, and Meratus) | |
The Ngaju people, also known as Dayak Ngaju or Dayak Biaju, are an indigenous ethnic group of Borneo from the Dayak group. In a census from 2000, when they were first listed as a separate ethnic group, they made up 18.02% of the population of Central Kalimantan province. In an earlier census from 1930, the Ngaju people were included in the Dayak people count. They speak Ngaju language as their mother tongue, and also speak Banjarese language, a widespread lingua franca in Central Kalimantan.