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Revision as of 19:50, 21 November 2017
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Malaysia (Pahang and Terengganu) | |
| Languages | |
| Semaq Beri, Malay | |
| Religion | |
| Animism (predominantly), Islam, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Semelai, Mah Meri, Temoq |
Semaq Beri or Semoq Beri people are an Orang Asli group who live in the states of Pahang and Terengganu, Malaysia.
The Semaq Beri speak an Austroasiatic language that belongs to the Southern grouping of the branch of Aslian languages.
Some Semaq Beri people pratice hunting and gathering. Generally women would do much of the gathering while the men would do the hunting, unless women that are not pregnant or nursing a child would also participate in the hunting. While generally mothers spend more time with their children, there is almost no distinguishing in the role of fathers and mothers in society when it comes to holding and caring for the child. Apart from hunting and gathering, the Semaq Beri people also relies on logging roads for access to sell rattan.
The religious system of the Semaq Beri people is similar to other surrounding Orang Asli groups. They believe that human acts such as teasing or laughing at animals such as monkeys, dogs, cats, land leeches, porcupines, two kinds or birds and three kinds of snakes, and including incest that extends to certain relatives are strictly prohibited and are also considered as tlaɲ. By commiting tlaɲ, the Semoq Beri believe that it will cause a cosmic disaster where the earth will be swallowed by massive waters crashing from heaven and welling up from under the ground.[2] Lately, there are numbers of Semaq Beri communities that have been Islamised through various programmes by government efforts.[3]
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
THOALwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Malaya. Museums Department, Malaysia. Jabatan Muzium (1971). Federation Museums Journal, Volumes 16-23. Museums Department, States of Malaya. p. 6.
- ^ "Kumpulan anak Orang Asli jayakan dakwah melalui teater". Utusan. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
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