Orang Asli

Orang Asli (lit. "original people", "natural people" or "aboriginal people" in Malay) are the indigenous people and the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. Officially, there are 18 Orang Asli tribes, categorised under three main groups according to their different languages and customs: * Semang (or Negrito), generally confined to the northern portion of the peninsula. * Senoi, residing in the central region. * Proto-Malay (or Aboriginal Malay), in the southern region. There is an Orang Asli museum in Melaka, and also in Gombak, about 25 km north of Kuala Lumpur.

Orang Asli

Orang Asli (lit. "original people", "natural people" or "aboriginal people" in Malay) are the indigenous people and the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. Officially, there are 18 Orang Asli tribes, categorised under three main groups according to their different languages and customs: * Semang (or Negrito), generally confined to the northern portion of the peninsula. * Senoi, residing in the central region. * Proto-Malay (or Aboriginal Malay), in the southern region. There is an Orang Asli museum in Melaka, and also in Gombak, about 25 km north of Kuala Lumpur.