The Ibans  are a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo, in South Ibans are located in the Malaysian state of Sarawak . It is believed that the term "Iban" was originally an exonym used by the Kayans, who referred to the Sea Dayaks in the upper Rajang river region when they initially came into contact with them as the "Hivan" which means the "wanderer"  . Ibans were renowned for practicing headhunting and tribal/territorial expansion, and had a fearsome reputation as a strong and successful warring tribe in the past. Since the arrival of Europeans and the subsequent colonisation of the area, headhunting gradually faded out of practice although many other tribal customs and practices as well as the Iban language continue to thrive. The Iban population is concentrated in Sarawak, Brunei, and in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan  . They traditionally live in longhouses called rumah panjai in Sarawak or rumah betang in Kalimantan because the jointed family rooms are built by jointing the tree trunks from base to tip to the left and right of the middle headman's room, which symbolizes a tree with a branch on the left and right side.
The Ibans or Sea Dayaks are a branch of the Dayak peoples on the island of Borneo in South East Asia . It is believed that the term "Iban" was originally an exonym used by the Kayans, who referred to the Sea Dayaks in the upper Rajang river region when they initially came into contact with them as the "Hivan" which means the "wanderer" from western Borneo region in present-day Indonesia . Ibans were renowned for practicing headhunting and tribal/territorial expansion, and had a fearsome reputation as a strong and successful warring tribe in the past. Since the arrival of Europeans and the subsequent colonisation of the area, headhunting gradually faded out of practice although many other tribal customs and practices as well as the Iban language continue to thrive. The Iban population is concentrated in Brunei, the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan and Sarawak . They traditionally live in longhouses called rumah panjai or betang (trunk) in West Kalimantan, because the jointed family rooms are built by jointing the tree trunks from base to tip to the left and right of the middle headman's room, which symbolizes a tree with a branch on the left and right side.
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or Sea Dayaks
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of Borneo, in
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South Ibans are located in the Malaysian state of Sarawak
on the island of Borneo in South East Asia
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from western Borneo region in present-day Indonesia
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Sarawak, Brunei, and in
Brunei,
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and Sarawak
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in Sarawak or rumah betang in Kalimantan
or betang (trunk) in West Kalimantan,