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.

All labels observed (5)

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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
linked to: Dayak peoples

Kadazan-Dusun
Malay people
linked to: Malay peoples

Orang Ulu
ethnicClassificationByMalaysia Negrito
linked to: Negrito people

Proto-Malay
Senoi
facingIssue deforestation
land rights disputes
limited access to education
limited access to healthcare
loss of traditional lands
poverty
governingBody 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 languages
linked to: Austroasiatic

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

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

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Referenced by (15)

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Johor hasEthnicGroup Orang Asli
Jempol District hasEthnicGroup Orang Asli
Kuala Krai ethnicGroup Orang Asli
Orang Asli legalStatus indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia
linked to: Orang Asli
Aslian languages spokenBy Orang Asli
Aslian spokenBy Orang Asli
Aslian associatedWithEthnicGroup Orang Asli
Aslian branch spokenBy Orang Asli
Aslian languages of Peninsular Malaysia spokenBy indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia
linked to: Orang Asli
Semai language spokenBy Orang Asli
Semai language hasDialects Northern Semai
linked to: Orang Asli
Orang Seletar partOf Proto-Malay peoples
linked to: Orang Asli
Orang Seletar recognizedAs Orang Asli in Malaysia
linked to: Orang Asli