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The Orang Asli makes up one of 95 subgroups of indigenous people of Malaysia, the Orang Asal, each with their own distinct language and culture. [12] The British colonial government classified the indigenous population of the Malay Peninsula on physiological and cultural-economic grounds upon which the Aboriginal Department (responsible for dealing with Orang Asli issues since the British ...
Orang Asal is an overarching term, encompassing all indigenous people on both Peninsula and East Malaysia. [ 1 ] Those on the Peninsula are known more specifically as the Orang Asli ; they number around 149,500 [ 1 ] and make up only 0.7% of the total Malaysian population.
Only a small group of Orang Asli receive formal education in the Aslian languages. Most of the younger Orang Asli use Malay as the medium of instruction in school. There is currently only a total of 5 schools in the state of Pahang and 2 schools in the state of Perak which teach Aslian languages, due to the lack of qualified teachers and ...
Jakun people or Orang Ulu/Orang Hulu (meaning "people of the upstream") are an ethnic group recognised as Orang Asli (indigenous people) of the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia. The Malaysian government recognises 18 different sub-groups of Orang Asli , including three broad divisions: the Negrito ( Semang ), Senoi and aboriginal Malays ( Proto-Malay ).
Orang Asli settlement map (1906); areas of settlement of the Senoi (Sakai) people are marked by a yellow line. Senoi is the largest group of Orang Asli, their share is about 54 percent of the total number of Orang Asli.
The Batek (or Bateq) people are an indigenous Orang Asli people (numbering about 1,519 in 2000 [2]); belonging to the Semang group, who live in the rainforest of peninsular Malaysia. As a result of encroachment, they now primarily inhabit the Taman Negara National Park.
The Lanoh are a group classified as "Orang Asli" ("original people") of the Semang branch by the government of Malaysia. They live in the Malay Peninsula and number around 390. [ 1 ] They are also known as Sabub'n or Lano .
In Malaysia, the government considers the Orang Seletar to be one of the 18 Orang Asli officially registered tribes. As Orang Asli, the Seletar people are protected by the Department of Orang Asli Development (JAKOA), which was previously known as the Department of Orang Asli Affairs (Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli, JHEOA) until 2011. The purpose ...