Dayakker

/ˈdɑːjækər/ noun

Definition

A person who studies or specializes in the culture, language, or history of the Dayak people.

Etymology

Formed from 'Dayak' plus the agent suffix '-er', following English patterns for naming specialists or practitioners in a field.

Kelly Says

Dayakkers have preserved crucial knowledge about pre-colonial Borneo history and languages that might otherwise have vanished as modernization transformed the island.

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