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has gloss | eng: Gawai Day or Gawai Dayak is a festival celebrated in Sarawak on 1 June every year. It is both a religious and social occasion. The word Gawai means a ritual or festival whereas Dayak is a collective name for the native ethnic groups of Sarawak: the Iban, also known as Sea Dayak and the Bidayuh people, also known as Land Dayak. Thus, Gawai Dayak literally means "Dayak Festival". Dayak would visit their friends and relatives on this day. Such visit is more commonly known as "ngabang" in the Iban language. Those too far away to visit would receive greeting cards. |
lexicalization | eng: Gawai Dayak |
instance of | c/June observances |
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has gloss | ind: Gawai Dayak merupakan perayaan yang disambut di Kalimantan Barat dan Sarawak oleh kaum bumiputera Kalimantan Barat dan Sarawak, terutamanya Iban dan Dayak. Gawai Dayak merupakan hari menuai dan mula disambut secara besar-besaran semenjak 25 September 1964, apabila Gawai Dayak diisytiharkan sebagai hari perayaan rasmi. Sambutan Gawai Dayak pada peringkat negeri adalah pada 1 Jun 1965. |
lexicalization | ind: Gawai dayak |
Malay (macrolanguage) | |
has gloss | msa: Gawai Dayak merupakan perayaan yang disambut di Sarawak oleh kaum bumiputera Sarawak, terutamanya Iban dan Dayak. Gawai Dayak merupakan hari menuai dan mula disambut secara besar-besaran semenjak 25 September 1964, apabila Gawai Dayak diisytiharkan sebagai hari perayaan rasmi. Sambutan Gawai Dayak pada peringkat negeri adalah pada 1 Jun 1965. |
lexicalization | msa: Gawai Dayak |
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media:img | Iban girls dressed in full Iban attire.jpg |
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