Romin Bori

English: (noun) a household

Bahasa Malaysia: rumahtangga


Source: Jecky Misieng


Related to Romin Bori


aank bori: inside a house

bori: a house

bori bak jorak: a traditional Bidayuh dwelling

bori botank: a longhouse

bori galank: a hut

boris: a priestess - Bidayuhs of old would consult a boris to get relief from their ailments. During a gawai or gawia celebration, a group of boris would sit on a swing to sing ritualistic songs to summon spirits and consult them for advice. In the annual harvest festival or gawia sowa’, they consult the spirit of rice about the next planting season.

Kupuo' Suba Romin: a Bidayuh village of Suba in Bau, Malaysia - The people of this village were reported to be former inhabitants of Groguo' who set out to look for more land to cultivate and founded Suba Romin. The villagers began to work on the land surrounding the village and would go up or motak to the galanks or shelters they built on their farm or umoh. They would only come down or moli' to the village for the weekends to get supplies and for the Christians, to go to church. These farm dwellings became more permanent and as the numbers grew, they were referred to as Bitoyaks. Over time, these Bitoyaks grew and were recognized by the authorities as separate villages with their own headman called Suba Buan and Suba Bandar.