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For information on the indigenous peoples of Malaysia, please see: Orang Asal , a general term for Indigenous peoples Orang Asli , a general term for Indigenous peoples from Peninsular Malaysia
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.
A Senoi woman, 1899. The Malaysian government classifies the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia as Orang Asli (meaning "indigenous peoples" in Malay).There are 18 officially recognized tribes under the auspices of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs (Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli, JAKOA).
Malay is the national language, and the most commonly spoken language in Malaysia, where it is estimated that 20 percent of all native speakers of Malay live. [34] The terminology as per federal government policy is Bahasa Malaysia (literally "Malaysian language") [ 35 ] but in the federal constitution continues to refer to the official ...
There is a significant distinction however between the peninsular states and the two states of East Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, which have significant indigenous populations. Both states have greater autonomy that those on the peninsula, [7] including additional powers over their immigration controls as part of the 20-point agreement and 18 ...
In Indonesia, this term is known as "Pribumi"; the latter is also used in Malaysia but in a more generic sense to mean "indigenous peoples". In the 1970s, the Malaysian government implemented policies designed to favour bumiputera (including affirmative action in public education and in the public sector) in order to elevate the socioeconomic ...
The Temuan people (Temuan: Uwang/Eang Temuan, Malaysian: Orang Temuan) are a Proto-Malay ethnic group indigenous to western parts of Peninsular Malaysia. They can be found in the states of Selangor, Pahang, Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Malacca. The Temuans are classified as part of Orang Asli group according to the Malaysian government.