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 (19)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (81)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
Bumiputera → includesEthnicGroup → Orang Asli ⓘ
Jahai → partOf → Orang Asli ⓘ
Jahai → subgroupOf → Negrito peoples of Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
Temiar → subgroupOf → Orang Asli ⓘ
Jelebu → hasEthnicCommunity → Orang Asli ⓘ
subject linked to: Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan
Daerah Rembau → hasEthnicGroup → Orang Asli (minority) ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
Bera District → hasTraditionalInhabitants → Semelai Orang Asli community ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
Majlis Amanah Rakyat → benefits → indigenous peoples of Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
Jerantut → hasCommonEthnicGroup → Orang Asli ⓘ
Senoi → subgroupOf → Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
JAKOA → jurisdiction → Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
JAKOA → beneficiary → Orang Asli ⓘ
Semaq Beri → spokenBy → Orang Asli ⓘ
Kensiu → associatedWithPeople → Orang Asli ⓘ
Kintaq → spokenByIndigenousGroup → Orang Asli ⓘ
Batek → spokenByIndigenousGroup → Orang Asli ⓘ
Lanoh → spokenBy → Orang Asli ⓘ
Menriq → spokenBy → Orang Asli ⓘ
Menriq → ethnicity → Orang Asli ⓘ
Temoq → ethnicGroup → Orang Asli ⓘ
Temoq → usedBy → Orang Asli community ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
Besisi → spokenBy → Orang Asli ⓘ
Besisi → ethnicGroup → Orang Asli community ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
Besisi → associatedWith → Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
Jah Hut language → spokenBy → Orang Asli ⓘ
Temoq language → associatedWith → Orang Asli communities ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli