Orang Asli

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Orang Asli are the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia, comprising diverse ethnic subgroups with distinct languages, cultures, and traditional ways of life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
abbreviation JAKOA
citizenship Malaysian citizens
country Malaysia
culturalPractice oral traditions
shamanistic rituals
traditional dance
traditional music
distinctFrom Dayak peoples
surface form: Dayak

Kadazan-Dusun
Malay peoples
surface form: Malay people

Orang Ulu
ethnicClassificationByMalaysia Negrito people
surface form: Negrito

Proto-Malay
Senoi
facingIssue deforestation
land rights disputes
limited access to education
limited access to healthcare
loss of traditional lands
poverty
governingBody Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli
surface form: Department of Orang Asli Development

Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli
hasRight cultural preservation
customary land rights
self-identification as indigenous
historicalPresence pre-colonial Peninsular Malaysia
languageFamily Austroasiatic
surface form: Austroasiatic languages

Austronesian languages
legalProtection Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954
legalStatus Orang Asli self-linksurface differs
surface form: indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia
locatedIn Southeast Asia
partOf indigenous peoples of Malaysia
populationEstimate around 200,000
populationPercentageInMalaysia less than 1 percent
recognizedBy Government of Malaysia
region West Malaysia
surface form: Peninsular Malaysia
religion Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
traditional animist beliefs
subgroup Negrito people
surface form: Negrito

Proto-Malay
Senoi
traditionalBelief animism
spirit worship
traditionalEconomy subsistence economy
traditionalLivelihood fishing
hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation
small-scale agriculture

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Johor hasEthnicGroup Orang Asli
Jempol District hasEthnicGroup Orang Asli
Kuala Krai ethnicGroup Orang Asli
Orang Asli legalStatus Orang Asli self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia
Aslian languages spokenBy Orang Asli
Aslian spokenBy Orang Asli
Aslian associatedWithEthnicGroup Orang Asli
Aslian branch spokenBy Orang Asli
Aslian languages of Peninsular Malaysia spokenBy Orang Asli
this entity surface form: indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia
Semai language spokenBy Orang Asli
Semai language hasDialects Orang Asli
this entity surface form: Northern Semai
Orang Seletar partOf Orang Asli
this entity surface form: Proto-Malay peoples
Orang Seletar recognizedAs Orang Asli
this entity surface form: Orang Asli in Malaysia