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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 |
| Senoi |
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| Indigenous Group |
Senoi (Also
known as: Sakai, Sengoi) |
| Location |
Malaysia,
Northwest Pahang and Southern Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, central
mountain area |
| Estimated Population |
18,327 (1981,
Wurm
and Hattori) |
| Environment |
Tropical
forest and mountains |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Gatherer / Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly
Traditional (West Senoi); Nearly Untouched (East Senoi) |
| Language Family |
Semai,
bilingualism in Malay
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Aslian, Senoic
Alternative Names:
Dialects: Jelai, Orang Tanjong of Ulu Langat, Sungkai,
Perak I, Perak II, Cameron, Telom, Bidor, Betau, Lipis, Bil, Ulu Kampar
(Kampar)
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| Website URLs |
Ethnologue
Page for Senoi
The
Senoi Praaq Page
Nomad Hunter
Gatherers
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| NGOs |
Centre for
Orang Asli Concerns (COAC); Persatuan Orang Asli Semenanjung Malaysia
(POASM); Indigenous People's Development Centre (IPDC) |
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