EBOOK MALAYSIA PEOPLE AND CULTURE

DURING PREGNANCY

Abstinence imposed on the wife:-

Abstinence / No Consequences / Trusted

Eat pucuk paku or pucuk ubi The womb and baby are weak
Eat fished fish
The baby's lips are chipped
Eat prickly fish Eat horned animals
Eat tubers before three months of difficult to give birth
The legs and arms resemble sweet
pregnancy
potatoes

Abstinence imposed on the husband :

Abstinence / No Consequences / Trusted

Netting or fishing difficult to give birth
fishing The baby's lips are chipped

TABOOS : MARRIAGE

● The wedding ceremony (nikah) differs from tribe to tribe.
●


Seldom issue a formal invitation to the wedding reception.
Everyone in the village and those from nearby villages will

attend without a formal invitation.

●

Rice and food will be served to all the guests until the food
runs out.

PREGNANCY

Just like other communities, the Orang Asli
Temuan also have their own customs towards

the birth of their children. From the starting
point again, while the wife is pregnant

Among them, they are prohibited from digging
house poles, damming rivers, cementing and
nailing for fear of making it difficult for babies to

be born.

We continue the tradition during the birth process
and celebrate the birth of a baby. A midwife will act

as an assistant during the delivery.



TThyhyoaoauunn!!kk

MALAYSIAN PEOPLE AND CULTURE

INFORMATION ABOUT SABAH
ETHNIC COMmUNITY




PRESENTED BY GROUP 6 :
NOR NANIDA AINA BINTI ADINAN
NUR AINA ATHIRAH BINTI MOHD MUSLIL
NUR ALEYA SYAQIRA BINTI MD AKHIR

Points of Presentation

Introduction and History
Festivals

Traditional Costume
Food
Dance

Music Traditional
Games

Customs and Traditions
(Wedding,Taboo,Pregnancy)

There are 33 ethnic groups in Sabah such as :-

-Kadazandusun -Rungus -Bajau -MelayuBrunei .
-Bonggi
-Murut -OrangSungei -Iranun

-Kwijau -Paitan -Bugis -LunBawang,

-Lundayeh -Kedayan -Suluk -Iban

-Binadan -Bisaya -Kokos -Rumanau

-Lotud -Minokok -Tidung -Rungus

-Kagayan -Tatana -Tagaas -Ubian

-Kimaragang -Bajau Laut -Ida’an -Inokang -Sonsogon

that communicate in over 50 languages and 80 ethic dialects.

On 30 & 31 st May Kadazandusun celebrated Harvest Festival

Kadazan-Dusun is the largest ethnic group which comprises about 1/3 of the
population
Bajau is the second largest ethnic group
Murut is the third largest ethnic group

KADAZAN-DUSUN

Kadazan-Dusun is the term assigned to the
unification of the classification of two
indigenous tribes

mostly traditional farmers cultivating paddy
rice and upland rice, as well as hunting and
ravine fishing.
Sumazau Dance is the traditional dance on
their ethnic

BAJAU




The Bajau people live in the
- West Coast (Putatan, Tuaran, Kota Belud, Kota
Marudu, Papar)
- East Coast of Sabah (Kudat, Sandakan, Lahad Datu,
Kunak, Semporna, Tawau).
work as farmers and fishermen.
Besides being expert divers, they are also popular
for their excellent horsemanship.
Hence, the Bajau tribe from the West Coast are
known as the "cowboys of the east",
- East Coast tribe have sometimes been referred to as
the "Sea Gypsies"

HISTORY ABOUT SABAH ETHNIC COMMUNITY

1.detected about HISTORY ABOUT 2.As a result of the second
20,000-30,000 years SABAH ETHNIC world war, the North Borneo
ago COMMUNITY Chartered Company had no
money to rebuild Sabah after
3.Subsequently, the 5.Then united with the Japanese invaded North
province was placed under Malaya, Sarawak and Borneo
the control of the colonial Singapore to form the
office and became a British Federation of Malaysia 4. After a few
on 16 September 1963 years, Sabah
colony on 15 July 1946 achieved self -rule
from the British

KADAZAN-dusun

PESTA KEAMATAN

-Celebrated on 30th and 31 st each year
-Rice is the staple diet of most Sabahn people,and for them,this crop
is a gift from their God-Kinoinan

PESTA JAGUNG

-Celebrated on beginning of November
-Maize is an essenttial crop for the economic survival of the
Kadazandusun community in Kota Marudu.
-They have cultural shows, parades,maize lantern and the Jagung
Fashion Queen competition



KADAZAN PANAMPANG

Largest indigenous group of Sabah
An elegant cloth inspired by sarong kebaya
For young female consists of a long cylindrical wrap
skirt and a sleeveless blouse (sinuangga’)
They wear headgear called siga, a very intricately
woven square piece of headcloth
Most men from Kadazandusun ethnic group wear siga

The basic material for clothing is black
commercial fabric, silk, or velvet for ceremonial
occasions .



TUHAU

traditional food of the Kadazan-Dusun tribes
in Sabah
a kind of pickle
made from the tuhau tree, a kind of wild
ginger
the nutrients found in this dish that is often
used as an appetizer are indeed high



SUMAZAU

One of the best known traditional dances in
Sabah and throughout Malaysia
Belongs to Kadazandusun ethnic group
particularly the dusun lotud group from
Tuaran district
Used in traditional ceremonies, honoring the
spirits and to cure illness
Form as a couple of birds flying together



SULING ( SERULING )

IN DUSUN COMMUNITY KNOWN
AS ‘SULING’
PLAYING DURING FESTIVITIES
AND MOURNING
CREATED BY LOCAL
EIGHT HOLES ALTOGETHER
(SEVEN AT TOP , ONE AT
BOTTOM)



RAMPANAU / MINSURUKUD


POPULAR AMONG DUSUN

COMMUNITIES
USES SAGO PALM TREE

BRANCH AND TWO
BAMBOO STICKS
PLAYERS MUST WALK OR
RUN USING RAMPANAU

TOOL



1 ) THE CULTURE AND CUSTOM OF THE
KADAZANDUSUN ETHNIC THE DUSUN LOTUD TRIBE :

THE MARRIAGE CUSTOM

TUARAN DISTRIC HAS VARIUOS ARTS AND
CULTURES ( SUMAYAU OR MONGIGOL )
BELIEVED THE ORIGINATED TRADITIONAL
COSTUME FROM KINOHORINGAN (GOD) , LADIES
CALLED UMUNSUMUNDU
FIVE LEVELS IN A MARRIAGE CEREMONY

bajau

REGATTA LEPA

-Celebrated at the end of April
-Bajau community of Sabah's east
coast region of Semporna celebrate
this festival
--Fishing community has celebrates
this event in honour of their
tradition of building "lepa", a
traditional single-mast sailing boat



BAJAU SAMA

has striking colours
yellow, red, green and blue
known as the Cowboys of the East
women wear two-pieced head decoration
in the shape of a ship called sarempak
Small ornaments dangling down from both
ends of sarempak are called garigai
the brightly colored satiny blouse
The flared sleeves show the cuffs of an
underblouse in contrasting hue



HINAVA

Raw fish dish
Originates from Sabah's Kadazan
Dusun tribes
Mackerel is the traditional fish used in
this food of Sabah
Served with rice
The fish is marinated in lime



LIMBAI

dance of bajau from kota belud
3 or 4 couples dresses
women wear the gold ornate sarimpak
headpiece
circle each other with the man standing
behind them
the music called bertitik
instruments consists of a kulintangan,
gongs and gandang
performed during weddings and other
social occasions



GENDANG

MADE FROM COW'S OR
BUFFALO'S HIDES .
POUNDED TO FOLLOW
SPECIFIC MELODY .
PLAYED TOGETHER WITH
KULINTANGAN AND GONG .



MIGAZAT DUKUG / ROPE PULLING

HELD AFTER THE PADDY
HARVESTING SEASON

INVOLVES TWO TEAMS WITH FIVE
OR MORE PARTICIPANTS

TEAMS WHO SUCCESSFULLY PULL
THE OPPOSITE TEAM PAST THE LINE

WILL BE THE WINNER
THE WINNER HAVE TO DRINK THE

‘TAPAI’



2) THE CULTURE AND CUSTOM OF THE BAJAU ETHNIC

THE CUSTOM AND ABSTENTIONS OF DEATH

THE ARE CERTAIN CUSTOM AND BELIEFS AS WELL AS ABSTENTIONS·DECEASED
FAMILY HAVE TO PLACES THE DECEASED BELONGINGS ( CLOTHING ) ON A TRAY WITH

FLORAL ARRANGEMENT .
DECEASED FAMILY HAVE TO PERFORM PASUHUK WHICH IS GOING UNDERNEATH THE

COFFIN THREE TIMES
COMPLETE SLEEPING PLACE FOR DECEASED ( BANGKAI-BANGKAIAN ) . RELIGIOUS

LEADER HAVE TO RECITE PRAYERS IN THE EVERY MORNING AND AFTERNOON
THE FEAST ON SEVENTH DAY , THE 20TH DAY , THE 40TH DAY , THE 100TH DAY .

GUARDING THE GRAVE AFTER BURIAL ( MAGJAGA-JAGA)

https://youtu.be/0DYI8dbLRPs

https://www.sabah.gov.my/cms/?q=en/content/people-
history
https://www.sabah.com/v/festivals/
https://pemetaanbudaya.my/culture

htrtatdpist:i/o/wnawl-wco.mstyusmabeas-ho.fc-osmab/awho/radm
ppre/ss/10-most-beautiful-

https://www.slideshare.net/shahroulnizam/traditional-
dance-in-malaysia-sabah
https://www.holidify.com/pages/food-of-sabah-3945.html

THANK YOU FOR
WATCHING

GROUP 7 :
SARAWAK ETHNIC

COMMUNITY

ELIN SOFEA


&



MASSAYU AISYAH

INTRODUCTION

History of Sarawak can be traced as far as 40,000 years ago paleolithic period where the
earliest evidence of human settlements is found in the Niah caves. A series of Chinese
ceramics dated from 8th to 13th century AD was uncovered at the archeological site of
Santubong. The coastal regions of Sarawak came under the influence of the Bruneian

Empire in the 16th century. In 1839, James Brooke, a British explorer, first arrived in
Sarawak. Sarawak was later governed by the Brooke family between 1841 and 1946.
During World War II, it was occupied by the Japanese for three years. After the war, the
last White Rajah, Charles Vyner Brooke, ceded Sarawak to Britain, and in 1946 it became

a British Crown Colony.

FESTIVAL

GAWAI FESTIVAL BORNEO FESTIVAL MOONCAKE FESTIVAL

Gawai Festival

Gawai Dayak is an annual festival celebrated by the
Dayak people in Sarawak, Malaysia and West
Kalimantan, Indonesia on 1 and 2 June.

It is an integral part of Dayak social life.
It is a thanksgiving day marking a bountiful harvest

and a time to plan for the new farming season or
other endeavours ahead.

Borneo
Festival

Since 2005, Borneo Cultural Festival (BCF) is held by Sibu
Municipal Council (SMC) in July every year at Sibu Town

Square, for a period of 10 days.



It is a celebration of traditional music, dances, contests,
beauty pageant, food stalls, fun fairs, and product

exhibitions. There are 3 separate stages for Iban, Chinese,
and Malay performances.

Mooncake Festival

The common customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival
include family members eating dinner together,

just like a Thanksgiving dinner, sharing
mooncakes, worshiping the moon with gifts,
displaying lanterns, and regional activities.

Harvest and
folklore festival

Tracing the
roots of harvest

festival