WHO IS ORANG ASLI
Orang Asli (Malay: "aboriginal people") is a general term used for any indigenous groups that are found in Peninsular Malaysia. They are divided into three main tribal groups: Negrito, Senoi, and Proto-Malay.Each group consists of various sub-groups. Negrito includes Kensiu, Kintak, Lanoh, Jahai, Mandriq, and Batiq (Batek). Senoi includes Temiar, Semai, Semoq Beri, Jahut, Mah Meri, and Che Wong. Proto-Malay includes Temuan, Semelai, Jakun, Kanaq, Kuala, and Seletar. It must be noted that these subdivisions are sociological, and not linguistic.
Negrito is usually found in the north, Senoi in the center, and Proto-Malay in the southern part of the Peninsula. Orang Asli are the poorest of the poor, more than 80.8 per cent Orang Asli live below the poverty line (compared to 8.5 per cent nationally), of which 49.9 per cent are among the very poor (compared to 2.5 per cent nationally).futher more in 1999, the poverty level among the Orang Asli had increased to 81.4 per cent.Only 46.4 per cent of households had some form of piped water
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The Orang Asli and the contest for resources: indigenous politics, development and identity in Peninsular Malaysia by Dr. Colin Nicholas.
