am i Pinoy?? Melanau tribe scattered around the heart of the Sarawak. But there is a fact that Melanau is origin from Kalimantan area. And it is believed that they can speak Melanau. Melanau is also believed coming from Philippines. There is a similarity between Miranau in Philippines and Melanau in Sarawak. Melanau was the first tribe which living and using Malayo-Polynesian northwest Asia. At the past time Melanau also being spells as Millanow , Millanowes , Milanos and Milano. Usually, Melanau people living near to Rajang River. On 1846, it is state by Hugh low while ushering James Brooke to Melanau distinct, the Melanau house was build 15 till 20 feet. At this age, the majority was living in the Mukah town area and practicing the plain Melanau language. There are 6 divisions Melanau. Which are Melanau Mukah, Melanau Dalat, Melanau Oya, Melanau Matu-Daro, Melanau Bintulu (ba’ie), and Melanau Igan. In modern society Melanau people already scattered around Sarawak from Kuching to Miri. On 1991, based on State statistics department it shows that 96,000 people or 5.7% Melanau people living at this 6 division region. Melanau’s did not called themselves Melanau but they named themself as “a-likou”. “a” it is means people and “likou” means their races. Melanau speak differently on this 6 different division. You can understand the general Melanau when Melanau Mukah people speaking. But when you come to Bintulu they will speak in the “bai-e” which the tongue twisted language and the other melanaus’s hardly to catch the words and the language are totally different from the other Melanau. Social organization can be defined as regulatory or other means of communication between individuals or groups in society, in line with the standards, conventions, or rules that have been handed down from ancestors.Melanau also has its own custom where the kin is most likely to be focus. The first rank person is the most respectable person. Layer of stack or a traditional indigenous people Melanau can be categorized into five levels: Bangsa Pangeran, Bangsa Sembilan Pikul,Bangsa Tujuh Pikul Betirih, dan Dipen or Ulun .Terms used in Dalat are the Bangsa Pangeran, Bangsa Menteri, Bangsa Bumi, Bangsa Bumi Giga and Dipen. Layer stack is a lot of influence in the socio-cultural aspects of their daily lives, especially regarding the question of transition status, such as marriage and death ceremonies. The important question of the standard or custom of nations can be proved from the structure of social life in the longhouse. People of any race or rank are not allowed to claim a higher rank because the act was not only looked down upon by society, but the possibility can bring misfortune and plague. Rank derived from the paternal side. The socioeconomic for the traditionally Melanau is mostly based on the sea sources. They depend on the fishing and also sago producing. They also were skilled for making a boat. Nowadays Melanau people had moved from the rural area to the town and making a new job. Just the old folks and the traditional based people still continuing the culture. The unique thing about the Melanaus is they using the “bin” and “binti” for the non-Muslim. Last time, Melanaus are mostly pagans but now them mostly embracing the Muslim and Chris.... #CopyPaste
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