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Aboroginal Malay





                                                                 Live mainly in the


                                                                 southern half of the

                                                                 Peninsula; in Selangor


                                                                 and Negeri Sembilan


                                                                 (Temuan people),

                                                                 central Pahang and


                                                                 east Negeri Sembilan


                                                                 (Semelai people), south

                                                                 Pahang and north


                                                                 Johor (Jakun people),


                                                                 east Johor (Orang



                 Second largest                                  Kanaq) and west and

                 group, consisting                               central coasts of Johor


                 about 43 percent                                (Orang Kuala, Orang


                 of the total Orang                              Seletar).

                 Asli population.                               Dialects belong to


                 Live in the most                               Austronesian


                 accessible areas,                              family of languages

                 way of life is                                 as Malay except for


                 generally similar to                           the Semelai and


                 that of the rural                              Temoq dialects –

                 Malay                                          Austroasiatic!
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