Temiar
E730587
The Temiar are an indigenous Orang Asli group of Peninsular Malaysia known for their forest-based lifestyle, rich animist traditions, and distinctive ritual music and dance.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orang Asli group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| beliefSystem | spirit worship ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| cosmology |
importance of dreams
ⓘ
spirit-filled forest ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal singing
ⓘ
possession performance ⓘ ritual dance ⓘ ritual music ⓘ |
| danceFeatures | circular group dances ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnographicRegion | Peninsular Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healerRole |
ritual specialist
ⓘ
shaman ⓘ |
| healingSystem | shamanic curing ⓘ |
| housing | stilted wooden houses ⓘ |
| language | Temiar language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Aslian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainStatesInhabited |
Kelantan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pahang NERFINISHED ⓘ Perak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture | bamboo and rattan crafts ⓘ |
| musicFeatures |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
repetitive rhythmic patterns ⓘ |
| populationStatus | minority group in Malaysia ⓘ |
| region |
central Peninsular Malaysia
ⓘ
northern Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ |
| relatedGroups |
Semai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Aslian-speaking Orang Asli groups ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| rightsIssues | customary land rights ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
dream-incited rituals
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ trance ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
bilateral kinship
ⓘ
small villages ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Orang Asli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threats |
deforestation
ⓘ
land encroachment ⓘ logging concessions ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
collection of forest products
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | forest-based subsistence ⓘ |
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