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| Distribution of Orang Asli in PERAK |
WHO IS ORANG ASLI?
Orang Asli (lit. "original
people", "natural people" or "aboriginal people" in
Malay) is a generic Malaysian term used officially for the indigenous people of
Peninsular Malaysia. Officially, there are 18 Orang Asli tribes, categorised
under three main groups according to their different languages and customs:
o Semang
(or Negrito), generally confined to the northern portion of the peninsular
o Senoi,
residing in the central region
o Proto-Malay
(or Aboriginal Malay), in the southern region.
Orang Asli in
Perak has the largest population of the two major groups of the NEGRITO and the SENOI. However, not all
tribes of NEGRITO and SENOI lives in Perak. There are five of
the largest tribes;THE TRIBES OF NEGRITO:
KINTAK, JAHAI and LANOH and THE TRIBES OF SENOI: SEMAI and TEMIAR. In general, the distribution of
the Orang Asli population living in Perak is different according to ethnic
group.
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| The tribes of NEGRITO |
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| The tribes of SENOI KINTAK: PERAK – KEDAH Boundary JAHAI: North PERAK and West KELANTAN LANOH: North of Central PERAK SEMAI: North of West PAHANG and South PERAK TEMIAR: North PERAK and South KELANTAN |
Source: SUKI MEE. (2012). THE ORANG ASLI OF PERAK,JIS PAI CELEBRATION AND MARRIAGE CUSTOMS. YOAP BHD. IPOH,MALAYSIA
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