Sa'ban people | Eymaps

Sa'ban people
Sa'baan / Saban
Total population
approx. 2,700
Regions with significant populations
Borneo:
Malaysia (Sarawak)	1,600^[1]
Indonesia (East Kalimantan)	1,100^[2]
Languages
Sa'ban language, Malay language (Sarawakian Malay), Indonesian language
Religion
Christianity (predominantly), Animism
Related ethnic groups
Kelabit people, Lun Bawang

The Sa'ban, Sa'baan or Saban people, are an indigenous Dayak people of Sarawak, Malaysia and East Kalimantan, Indonesia. They are categorised under the Orang Ulu groups in Malaysia and have a close ties with the Kelabit people.

With a population of approximately less than 1,000 people, the Saban considered one of the smallest ethnic groups in Sarawak. Over the last 20 years, most of them had moved to urban areas (mainly Miri) for better living and employment opportunities. The rest still live in their homeland, Long Banga, Long Puak (formerly known as Long Ballong) and Long Peluan.^[3]

Being an offshoot of Kelabit tribes, they have similar cultures, traditions and customs. Most Sa'ban people can understand the Kelabit language due to the similarities with their own.

Language

Some simple phrases in Sa'ban:

Phrase	Pronunciation	English translation
Eek	egg	I, Me
Ceh		You
Mai pah ceh	my pah ceh	Where are you going
Mau		Yes
Am	arm	No
Non		What

References

^ "Sa'ban in Malaysia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
^ "Sa'ban in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
^ Clayre, Iain F. C. S. (1970). "Notes on the Sa'ban Language" (PDF). Borneo Research Bulletin. 2 (1): 9. Retrieved 2011-02-20.

External links

"Gaziantep Escort, Gaziantep Escort Bayan, Antep Escort". kelabit.net. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
"archive/nl/9302/0085". nativenet.uthscsa.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
"Sa'ban". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
"Sa'ban - MultiTree". linguistlist.org. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved 2019-08-10.

Ethnic groups in Malaysia

Malaysians

Bumiputera

Malay
(list)

Anak Jati	Johorean Malay Kedahan Malay Kelantanese Malay Malaccan Malay Negeri Sembilanese Malay Penangite Malay Perakian Malay Perlisan Malay Pahang Malay Selangorian Malay Terengganuan Malay Bruneian Malay Kedayan Sarawakian Malay
Anak Dagang	Cocos Malays Christmas Island Malays Chams Acehnese Banjarese Batak Mandailing Buginese Javanese Baweanese Makassar Minangkabau Kerinci Ocu Rawa Sundanese Burmese Malays Patani Malays Siamese

Orang Asal
(Other
Indigenous peoples)

Peninsular Malaysia	Proto-Malay Jakun Orang Kanaq Orang Laut Orang Kuala Orang Seletar Semelai Temoq Temuan Semang Batek Lanoh Jahai Kensiu Kintaq Mendriq Mintil Mos Senoi Semai Mah Meri Cheq Wong Temiar Jah Hut Semaq Beri
Sarawak	Dayak Bidayuh Bukitan Iban Selako Orang Ulu Kayan Kelabit Kenyah Lun Bawang Penan Punan Sa'ban Ukit Others Bisaya Melanau Miriek
Sabah	Kadazan-Dusun Kadazan Dusun Kwijau Lotud Mangka'ak Maragang Minokok Rumanau Bisaya Ida'an Illanun Lun Bawang Murut Orang Sungai Dumpas Tambanuo Rungus Sama-Bajau Suluk Tidong

Peranakan

Peranakan Arab
Peranakan Parsi
Peranakan Eropah (including Kristang)
Jawi Peranakan
Peranakan Siam (Sam-Sam)
Peranakan Turki

Chinese
(list)

Peranakan	Peranakan Cina (Baba-Nyonya)

Indian
(list)

Peranakan	Peranakan Chitty

Mixed ancestry
(non-Peranakan)

Chindians

Foreign ethnicities
/expatriates

v t e Ethnic groups in Indonesia by region
Indonesians
Sumatra	Aboriginal Akit Batin Bonai Lubu Mante Orang Kuala Orang Rimba Sakai Petalangan Talang Mamak Acehnese Alas Batak Angkola Karo Mandailing Pakpak Simalungun Toba Batak Enggano Gayo Kluet Lampung Laut Lembak Malay Asahan Deli Lahat Langkat Riau Serdang Mentawai Sakuddei Minangkabau Aneuk Jamee Nias Palembang Rejang Simeulue Singkil
Java	Betawi Javanese Cirebonese Banyumasan Osing Tenggerese Kangeanese Madurese Bawean Malay Sundanese Baduy Bantenese
Kalimantan	Banjar Dayak Apo Duat Kelabit Lun Bawang Sa'ban Apo Kayan Bahau Kayan Kenyah Lebbo' Uma Baka' Bidayuh Kendayan Selako Iban Mualang Murut Tidung Ot Danum Lawangan Ma'anyan Ngaju Bakumpai Meratus Punan Bah Bukitan Krio Malay Berau Pontianak Moro Orang Laut Bajau Suluk
Sulawesi	Buginese Bungku Butonese Bonerate Gorontaloan Kalumpang Lindu Makassar Malay Mandarese Minahasan Mongondow Muna Pamona Rampi Sangirese Seko Tau Taa Wana Torajan Mamasa
Papua	Melanesian Papuan Abun Asmat Bauzi Dani Fayu Ketengban Kombai Korowai Koteka Amungme Ekari Lani Moni Yali Marind Marori Mek Sawi Sentani Tobati Wambon Waropen Wolani Yaur
Lesser Sunda Islands	Abui Atoni Bali Aga Balinese Bimanese Bunak Helong Kemak Lamaholot Malay Loloan Manggarai Nage Rotenese Sasak Savu Sikka Sumba Sumbawa
Maluku Islands	Moluccan Alfur Alune Manusela Nuaulu Ambelau Ambonese Buru Wai Apu Kayeli Lisela Tanimbarese Tobelo Togutil Wemale
Non-indigenous	African Black Dutchmen Arab Armenian Chindian Chinese Benteng Bangka Belitung Chinese Maluku Chinese Peranakan Indo Portuguese Filipino Indian Klingalese Tamil Japanese Jewish Korean Mardijker Pakistani Totok

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