Orang Asli Flashcards
what are the orang Asil
The term Orang Asli can be translated as ‘original peoples’ or ‘first peoples’. The word ‘orang’ means people and the term ‘asli’ comes from the Arabic word asali meaning original, well-born or aristocratic.
Orang Asli are all descendants of the earliest known inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula and lived in West Malaysia long before the arrival of other races.
what are the tribes and population of the Orang Asil?
The Orang Asli of the Malay Peninsula (West Malaysia) are divided into a great number of tribal groups, some of which have very little contact with one another. Each of the tribal groups have their own language and style of living. The Orang Asli constitue an extremely small percentage of the Malaysian population, making up 0.5% of the population. There are 3 sub-groups within this small population – The Senoi, the Aboriginal-Malays and the Negritos.
what are living conditions of the Orang Asli
Modern life has seen many of the Orang Asli moved from their traditional wooden houses to concrete houses provided by the government. This has been due to the loss of traditional lands mainly due to urbanization encroaching faster and closer to Orang Asli settlements. The Orang Asli are not well-off from a material and nutritional perspective. Many of their settlements lack basic amenities such as piped water and electricity and their ability to hunt and fish can sometimes be limited depending on where their settlement is located.
what are the languages of the
Orang Asil
The Orang Asli do not have a written language and therefore no written history. They rely upon their histories being passed down by word of mouth. It is common for the Orang Asli to speak more than one language due to their contact with other ethnic groups.
what are the Religion of the Orang Asli
The Orang Asli do not have a sacred text. Traditionally, they believe that spirits dwell in objects like trees and rocks, thunder and lightning. Dreams also occupy an important place in the spiritual life of the Orang Asli and are believed to foretell the future and control social behaviour. Everyone in the tribe is encouraged to share their dreams which are then interpreted by an expert in the community. For example, if a person dreams that one of their friends is attacked by a wild animal then the dreamer is responsible for warning their friends of the possible danger.
what are the things that make it difficult for the Orang Asil to live traditionally?
to scat natural flora and fauna for them to survive on. they are losing their land
what is they language?
they have on written language. they relly on own’ll spoken
what is their region?
believe that spirt live in objects like tress and rokes. they believe dreams tell you how to act.
