Bajau |
Batek |
Bidayuh |
Bugis |
Chewong |
Iban |
Jahai |
Jah Hut |
Jakun |
Kadazan
Dusun |
Kedayan |
Kensiu |
Lanoh |
Mah Meri |
Melanaus |
Mendriq |
Murut |
Penan |
Semai |
Semang |
Semelai |
Semoq
Beri |
Senoi | Temiar |
Temuan |
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Mah Meri
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| Indigenous Group |
Mah Meri (Also known as: Besisi, Btsisek, Orang Asli)
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| Location |
Malaysia; Selangor coast, Malacca , Carey Island , Kampung Sungai Bumbun and
Kampung Sungai Kurau Villages
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| Estimated Population |
1,356 (2000,
Sil International) |
| Environment |
Coastal / Riverine
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Handicraft Sales / Fishing
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| Level of Assimilation |
Assimilated
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| Language Family |
Besisi
Classification:
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Aslian, South Aslian.
Alternate Names:
Mah Meri, Cellate
Dialects:
Kuala Langot Besisi, Malakka Besisi, Ulu Langat Orang Bukit, Selangor Sakai,
Betise' (Betisek), Sisi.
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| Website URLs |
All Malaysia Info: Mah Meri
Ethnologue: Besisi; A Language of Malaysia
Masterpieces of the Mah Meri
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| NGOs |
PTF-MALAYSIA
Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli Association (POASM)
Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC)
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