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Semang
Sign in to saveThe Semang are an ethnic-minority group of the Malay Peninsula. They live in mountainous and isolated forest regions of Perak, Pahang, Kelantan and Kedah of Malaysia and the southern provinces of Thailand. The Semang are among the different ethnic groups of Southeast Asia who, based on their dark skin and other perceived physical similarities, are sometimes referred to by the superficial term Negrito.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Semang
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Sakai / Pangan / Ngò' Pa
- Ethnic group.image
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- Ethnic group.caption
- A Batek family in Kuala Tahan, Pahang, Malaysia
- Ethnic group.total
- Approximately 4,800
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Malay Peninsula:
- Ethnic group.pop1
- Approximately 2,000–3,000
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 300
- Ethnic group.languages
- Jedek, Batek, Lanoh, Jahai, Mendriq, Mintil, Kensiu, Kintaq, Ten'edn, Thai, Malay, English
- Ethnic group.religions
- Animism and significant adherents of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism or Hinduism
- Ethnic group.related c
- Other Orang Asli, Maniq, Andamanese
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19 sectionsContents
- Name and status
- Physical features
- Ethnic groups
- Settlement areas
- Population
- Language
- History
- Beliefs
- Culture
- Traditional way of life
- Livelihood
- Lifestyle
- Society
- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Semang are an ethnic-minority group of the Malay Peninsula. They live in mountainous and isolated forest regions of Perak, Pahang, Kelantan and Kedah of Malaysia and the southern provinces of Thailand. The Semang are among the different ethnic groups of Southeast Asia who, based on their dark skin and other perceived physical similarities, are sometimes referred to by the superficial term Negrito.
They have been recorded since before the 3rd century. They are ethnologically described as nomadic hunter-gatherers.