The Meratus Dayak inhabit the Meratus Mountains of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Banjar Kuala people would refer the Meratus people as Urang Baiju or Dayak Baiju, as they consider them to be the same as the Ngaju people. While the Banjar Hulu Sungai people would call the Meratus people as Urang Bukit, Dayak Bukit or Dayak Buguet. Naming A Meratus Dayak's name changes over the course of his or her life. Children have "body names" (ngaran badan) that are not usually used after adolescence. When they have children, men and women acquire teknonyms (ngaran ba'anak). For a man this name is Ma X or Pa'an X, where X is the name of one of his children, or sometimes another word. For a woman it is Induan X or Dun X, depending on which part of the Meratus area she lives in. Older men become Awat X (grandfather of X) and older women become Apih X. Language Local Meratus Dayak dialects are closely related linguistically to both Indonesian (the national language), and to the Banjar language. Most Meratus Dayak can speak Banjar and Indonesian since government administrators conduct business in Indonesian and trade with the Banjar people is conducted in Banjar. Sub-ethnics The Meratus people are divided into several sub-ethnics including:- Dayak Pitap people Dayak Alai people Dayak Labuhan people Dayak Atiran people Dayak Kiyu people Dayak Juhu people Dayak Hantakan (Dayak Bukit) people Dayak Labuan Amas people Dayak Loksado (Dayak Amandit) people Dayak Harakit (Dayak Tapin) people Dayak Paramasan people Dayak Kayu Tangi people Dayak Bangkalaan people Dayak Sampanahan people Dayak Riam Adungan people Dayak Bajuin people Dayak Sembamban Baru people and many more Culture Dance Gintur Dadas dance, a ritualistic dance practiced by the Dayak Meratus Halong people to summon ancestral spirits. Batandik, a dance performed to summon ancestral spirits during the Aruh Baharin ritual. Rituals Aruh Baharin, a ritual also practiced by the Buddhist majority Dayak Balanghan people to close the paddy farming season after the completion of harvesting the field. Economy Meratus Dayak are primarily farmers, and rice is the main crop. Rice cultivation occurs in swiddens (cleared portions of the forest). Swiddens are usually cultivated for a few years, then the forest is allowed to regenerate when the farmers move to a different swidden location to farm. The farmers may return to a swidden, although there is usually at least 15 years between leaving and returning