Orang Asli

Orang Asli ( Malay orang " man "; asli " ​​original" or " original ", ie as much as, Native ') is a second-hand in Malaysia since 1966 collective name for several indigenous peoples in the interior of the Malay Peninsula, mainly in Malaysia but also live in the far south of Thailand.

They consist of several ethnic groups

• The Semang or Negritos who live mostly as hunters and gatherers,
• The Senoi who grow rice and millet in the highlands, and
• The Jakun (or aboriginal Malays ) that operate in the lowland farming and driving as a forest Commercial collectors.

The Semang are like the Negritos of the Philippines and the Andamanese counted among the Negritos, while the mostly encountered in Malaysia Malays are Deutero- Malays, nachgewandert from Southeast Asia.

The Orang Asli is awarded by the Government of Malaysia with the Malays and the indigenous people Ostmalaysias (Borneo ) of the Bumiputra status, a legal status that granted to indigenous peoples social advantages over the immigrant Chinese and Indians in multi-ethnic Malaysia.

The Orang Asli languages ​​are attributed to the Austro-Asiatic languages.

The Orang Asli retreated before the Nachwanderern mostly in the higher hill and mountain regions of the peninsula back, often semi-nomadic and live in primitive conditions. In " Taman Negara " (National Park), the 4340 square kilometers and has existed since 1938 area in the center of the Malay Peninsula, they may continue to pursue their traditional way of life.