Also Known As:
Punan
Dialects & Varieties
- Penan Apoh
Introduction
Bernard Sellato and Peter Sercombe. 2006. "Introduction." In "Beyond the green myth: Borneo's hunter-gatherers int he 21st century", edited by Peter Sercombe and Bernard Sellato. Copenhagen: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.
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<10,000
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10,000
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Location and Context
Countries
Malaysia; Brunei
Location Description
The Easter Penan inhabit north eastern Sarawak and the south of Brunei Darussalam. Until the early part of the 20th century they were hunter-gatherers, but most have now settled and become rice farmers. They are located in the upper reaches of the Baram river.
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