Senoi

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The Senoi are an indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia known for their distinct languages, forest-based livelihoods, and rich oral and ritual traditions.

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Senoi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Orang Asli group
indigenous people
associatedWithEnvironment tropical rainforest
continent Asia
country Malaysia
countryGovernmentClassification Orang Asli NERFINISHED
culturalPractice communal decision-making
oral storytelling
ritual dances
spirit mediumship in some groups
culturalTransmission oral tradition
demographicStatus minority group in Malaysia
ethnolinguisticGroup Austroasiatic peoples NERFINISHED
facingIssue deforestation
land rights disputes
loss of traditional territories
pressures of cultural assimilation
governedBy Department of Orang Asli Development of Malaysia NERFINISHED
hasSubgroup Cheq Wong NERFINISHED
Jah Hut NERFINISHED
Mah Meri NERFINISHED
Semai NERFINISHED
Semoq Beri NERFINISHED
Temiar NERFINISHED
knownFor forest-based livelihoods
rich oral traditions
ritual traditions
languageBranch Aslian languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus many languages endangered
locatedIn Peninsular Malaysia NERFINISHED
otherOrangAsliGroups Negrito NERFINISHED
Proto-Malay NERFINISHED
recognizedAs one of the three main Orang Asli groups in Peninsular Malaysia
region Central Peninsular Malaysia NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional animist beliefs
ritualFocus healing ceremonies
relations with forest spirits
subgroupOf Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy subsistence-based economy
traditionalHousing stilted wooden houses
traditionalLivelihood fishing
forest product collection
hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation

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