Lamin House – SUKU DAYAK

indonesia culture

Lamin house is a typical traditional house of Dayak people from East Kalimatan. Lamin is a word from the Dayak language that means ‘long’ in one Lamin house, there sre usually 5 to 10 families. They live together.

A lamin house consist of several parts. The main part is the centre of the house. It is called Lamin Adet. Here the Kepala Suku or the chief of the group lives. The front part, called serambi, is for social activities. Meeting and social gatherings are held here. The left and the right parts are called Lamin Sakai. Common people in the group live in these parts. Lamin Sakai is a very long building. It streches around 50 to 100 metres.