Orang Kanaq

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Orang Kanaq are one of the smallest and least numerous indigenous Orang Asli groups of Peninsular Malaysia, traditionally living as forest-dwelling hunter-gatherers and horticulturalists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Orang Asli group
indigenous people
citizenship Malaysian
continent Asia
country Malaysia
countryOfficialTerm Orang Asli NERFINISHED
culturalStatus minority culture in Malaysia
currentChallenges cultural assimilation pressures
land rights issues
loss of traditional forest areas
environmentalDependence forest resources
ethnicClassification Proto-Malay NERFINISHED
historicalMobility semi-nomadic
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageGroup Malayic languages NERFINISHED
legalProtection protected under Malaysian Orang Asli legislation
livelihoodChange increasing integration into cash economy
locatedIn Johor NERFINISHED
mainStateOfResidence Johor NERFINISHED
modernSettlementPattern resettlement village
populationStatus one of the least numerous Orang Asli groups
one of the smallest Orang Asli groups
recognizedAs indigenous people of Malaysia
recognizedBy Government of Malaysia NERFINISHED
region Peninsular Malaysia NERFINISHED
relatedGroup Jakun people NERFINISHED
Orang Seletar NERFINISHED
other Proto-Malay Orang Asli groups
religion Islam
subgroupOf Orang Asli NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy foraging
shifting cultivation
small-scale agriculture
traditionalHabitat tropical rainforest
traditionalHousing simple forest dwellings
traditionalLifestyle horticulturalist
hunter-gatherer
traditionalReligion animism
vulnerabilityStatus endangered ethnic group

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Orang Seletar relatedGroup Orang Kanaq