Chewong

E784004

Chewong is an indigenous Aslian-speaking ethnic group native to the rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia, known for their distinctive animistic beliefs and egalitarian social structure.

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Chewong canonical 5

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aslian-speaking people ⓘ
Orang Asli group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
beliefSystem animistic cosmology ⓘ
taboo system related to misfortune ⓘ
cosmologyFeature multiple layered worlds ⓘ
spirit beings inhabiting forest and sky ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
documentedIn anthropological monographs on Chewong cosmology ⓘ
economy hunting and gathering ⓘ
swidden horticulture ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Malaysia ⓘ
governmentCategory Senoi subgroup of Orang Asli ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
hasCulturalPractice avoidance of certain words and actions to prevent misfortune ⓘ
rituals to maintain harmony with spirits ⓘ
kinshipSystem bilateral ⓘ
languageBranch Northern Aslian ⓘ
languageFamily Aslian languages ⓘ
marriagePattern monogamy ⓘ
nativeTo Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: West Malaysia

rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ
notableResearcher Signe Howell ⓘ
partOf Orang Asli communities of Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Orang Asli
populationStatus small population ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous minority in Malaysia ⓘ
region Kelantan ⓘ
Pahang ⓘ
religion animism ⓘ
socialNorms avoidance of conflict ⓘ
emphasis on non-violence ⓘ
sharing of food and resources ⓘ
socialStructure egalitarian ⓘ
speaks Chewong language ⓘ
studiedBy anthropologists ⓘ
subsistence foraging ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
threats land encroachment ⓘ
logging ⓘ
loss of traditional forest territory ⓘ
traditionalHabitat tropical rainforest ⓘ
upland rainforests ⓘ
traditionalResidence small forest settlements ⓘ
vulnerabilityStatus culturally endangered ⓘ
linguistically endangered ⓘ
worldview emphasis on balance between worlds ⓘ
humans, animals, and spirits share similar personhood ⓘ

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