Tomun people

Tomun
Tomunt, Tomuan, Tamuan
Dance by the Tomun Dayak during Babukung Festival in Lamandau
Total population
±40,000
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia
(Central Kalimantan)[1]
Location name
Lamandau Regency (Tomun)[1]30,000
East Kotawaringin Regency (Tamuan)[1]10,000
Languages
Malayic Dayak (Tomun), Indonesia
Religion
Christian (Catholic and Protestantism), Kaharingan, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Tamuan and other Dayak peoples

The Tomun is one of the Dayak sub-tribes found in Lamandau Regency of Central Kalimantan, to be precise, in the villages bordering West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The language used by the Dayak Tomun people is the Tomun language, which is part of the Malayic Dayak languages. The Tomun Dayak language is closely related to the Tamuan Dayak language. The percentage difference between these two dialects is 73.05%.

References

  1. ^ a b c Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama, dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia (Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010) [Bancian Warganegara, Bangsa, Ugama, dan Bahasa Ibu Rakyat Indonesia (Hasil Banci 2010)] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Central Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Indonesia, 2010