Jahai
E732420
The Jahai are an indigenous Orang Asli group of the Malay Peninsula, traditionally semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers who inhabit the forests around areas such as Royal Belum State Park in northern Peninsular Malaysia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jahai canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austroasiatic language
ⓘ
Orang Asli group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belum Rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temengor Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Northern Aslian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
forest-based knowledge
ⓘ
rituals linked to the forest ⓘ traditional hunting techniques ⓘ use of medicinal plants ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
deforestation impacts
ⓘ
land rights challenges ⓘ marginalization ⓘ |
| governmentInteraction | subject to Orang Asli development policies in Malaysia ⓘ |
| inhabits |
Belum-Temengor Forest Complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Belum State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| language | Jahai language ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language ⓘ |
| languageUse | primarily spoken within the community ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kelantan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | seasonal movement within forest areas ⓘ |
| partOf | Orang Asli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small population ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Orang Asli under Malaysian law
ⓘ
indigenous people of Malaysia ⓘ |
| region |
Malay Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | small kin-based groups ⓘ |
| subfamily | Aslian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Negrito peoples of Peninsular Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
foraging ⓘ gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
leaf huts
ⓘ
temporary shelters ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| transport |
boats on rivers and lakes
ⓘ
on foot ⓘ |
| uses | oral tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.