Book / literature about Dayak Ngaju
 

Anyone in this forum has a copy or books about dayak ngaju central kalimantan on old times? please advise.. thank you

Hello Cakszz,

I have a copy of "Ngaju-dayak dierverhalen, 1988 / isbn 90 6765 239 3

The stories where written down by M. Saha, who was born in 1931, and translated in dutch by 2 dutch docters who worked in the Ngaju region between 1949 and 1959.

The stories are in dutch and Nagju.
Here is the first one:
Can you confirm if this is the same ngaju language as you speak ?

Best regards,
Willem

Ohh yes indeed thats may language.. do you have the copy.. I wish I am in Holland.. very rare to find books about dayak here.. :(

Its fabel story about kelep = turtle and burung pungau = pungau bird..

Hello Cakszz,

Is it ok if I scan the book in pdf file and mail it to you ?
(you can send you mail adres per Private message)

Best regards,
Willem

Hello Cakszz,

please can you translate "pungau"? Which bird is this? I've asked my wife who is orang Indonesia but she don't know this burung.

Terima kasih,

Detlef

Hello Cakszz,

Just in case your PM isn't enabled yet, you can email me at
and I'll get you in touch with Willem.

Regards,
Kai

The #1 must reading IMHO is Ngaju Religion: The Conception of God Among a South Borneo People by Schärer.
Two other interesting books, both by Klokke, are Fishing, Hunting and Headhunting in the Former Culture of the Ngaju Dayak in Central Kalimantan and the quite newly published picture book Langs de rivieren van Midden-Kalimantan: Cultureel erfgoed van Ngaju en Ot Danum dayak.

Happy reading!

Michael

Do you know where I can buy it.. as here in Indonesia I cant find it out easily.. :shrug: I'd live to have it

Honestly I dont know.. I ask my mom, she knew the bird but dont know name in bahasa neither english. It has long neck and red ish fur

How to get acces in swap forum?

I have sent a PM to you.

Michael

Thank you, maybe you find a picture from this burung one day! :shrug:

Regards,

Detlef