| 释义 |
Kenyah|ˈkɛnjə|
Also Kenniah, Kenya.
[Native name.]
A member of one of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting parts of Borneo and Sarawak.
1866C. Brooke Ten Yrs. Sarawak I. ii. 73 The branches [of the Malanans] inhabiting the inland and up-rivers..are Kanowit..Kenniah, Bakatan..and numerous others. 1901Hose & McDougall in Jrnl. Antropol. Inst. XXXI. 174 The Kenyahs inhabit a district far inland among the head-waters of the Baram river. Ibid. 175 Of the many animals that the Kenyahs dare not eat or kill..the common white-headed carrion-hawk..is by far the most important. 1911J. G. Frazer Golden Bough: Magic Art (ed. 3) II. xxi. 385 In the interior of Borneo the Kenyahs generally place before the main entrance of their houses the wooden image of Balli Atap, that is, the Spirit or God (Balli) of the Roof. 1957Encycl. Brit. XIII. 346/1 Kenyah economy is based on the cultivation of dry rice in jungle clearings. 1960Guardian 9 Nov. 10/3 The population [of Sarawak] includes..Kelebits, Kenyas, Muruts, and others. |
