Lawangan people

Lawangan people
Luangan / Dusun Lawangan / Dayak Lawangan/Labana
Total population
123,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan)
Languages
Lawangan language, Indonesian language
Religion
Islam (predominantly), Christianity, Kaharingan
Related ethnic groups
Dayak people, Ma'anyan people, Ngaju people

Lawangan or Luangan people are an ethnic group of the Dayak Dusun people (East Barito) group, sometimes also referred to as Dusun Lawangan or Dayak Lawangan. The Lawangan people inhabit the eastern side of Central Kalimantan and West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[2] In Tabalong Regency, South Kalimantan, the Lawangan people can be found only in Binjai village. They speak Lawangan language.

The organization of this people is Dusmala which is made up of three sub-ethnic Dayak people namely, Dusun people, Ma'anyan people and Lawangan people.[3]

  1. ^ "Lawangan in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  2. ^ Michaela Haug (2010). Poverty and Decentralisation in East Kalimantan: The Impact of Regional Autonomy on Dayak Benuaq Wellbeing. Centaurus Verlag & Media KG. ISBN 978-382-550-7701.
  3. ^ "Mantir Adat Jaga Wibawa Lembaga Kedamangan". Pro Kalteng. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 2014-09-26.

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