Hello Barry,
AFAIK, the term Dayak/Dyak has also evolved from a mere catch-all label to a name which is acceptable to use. At least there have been political parties in Indonesia utilizing Dayak in their names...
OTOH, the majority of the readers won't be acquainted with Moro nor Dayak. Since both of these groups are pretty diverse, wouldn't it make more sense to just focus on a specific ethnic group (like Tausug and Murut) in your novel?
Regards,
Kai
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