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Visiting aboriginal people is something that most of us rare do in life. But, do you know that this actually is one of the leisure activities that we can do?Aboriginal people are the indigenous minority peoples who dwell in the forest of Peninsular Malaysia. In Malay word, it is called ORANG ASLI.
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There are 18 sub-ethnic group of aboriginal people in Malaysia and classified into three main groups according to their different customs and languages:
a) Senoi - live in the central region of the Peninsular Malaysia
b) Proto-Malay (or Aboriginal Malay) -live in the southern region of the Peninsular Malaysia
c) Semang (or Negrito) - live in the Northern part of the Peninsular Malaysia
link for further information - permata orang asli
As for that, we went to Kampung Pos Bersih, Slim River, Perak in order to experience this uniqueness leisure activity.
MAP TO THE KAMPUNG POS BERSIH FROM THE SLIM RIVER EXIT (FROM A TO B POINT) |
THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY NEAR TO KAMPUNG POS BERSIH |
WITH ONE FAMILY OF ORANG ASLI |
For your information,aboriginal people speak in two major languages which are Aslian languages (Austro-Asiatic) and Aboriginal Malay languages (Austronesian). Besides that, most Aboriginal people are fluent in the Malay language, the official language of Malaysia.
Animism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism are the religion that this people profess. For detail, please click following link Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia
ORANG ASLI KAMPUNG POS BERSIH |
FUTURE GENERATION |
Characteristics of Negrito people - dark skin colour, curly-haired, round-eyed, broad-nosed, full lip and short body size.
Characteristics of Senoi people - lighter-skinned, dark and wavy hair and body is high compared with Negrito people.
Characteristics of Proto-Malay people - their physical characteristics are more similar to the Malays.
GENERATION X IN KAMPUNG POS BERSIH |
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Aboriginal people are famous with their handicraft like jewellery such as chains and bracelets, home decor, toys, and musical instruments of the traditional society.
This can be one of the sources of income for the group. "We aim to make it another tourism product for the state in line with Visit Perak Year 2012", said by Datuk Suki Mee, Foundation Director of Yayasan Orang Asli Perak (YOAP).
Full article - Metro Perak 2012
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Besides aboriginal village in Slim River, Perak, there are also have various places that are famous in tourism industry that we can visit such as:
i) Gombak Orang Asli Centre, Selangor - Gombak orang asli centre
ii) Pahang National Park - Pahang national park
iii) Carey Island, Kuala Langat, Selangor - pulau indah - pulau carey
iv) Orang Asli Village at Cameron Highland, Pahang - perkampungan-orang-asli-sungai-ruil
v) Kampung Orang Asli Ulu Geroh, Gopeng, Perak - kampung-orang-asli-ulu-gerohSUE |
ATIE |
YANA |
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OUR HANDICRAFT |
As for that, the EXTREME TEAM rank on this orang asli's visit activity:
# Excitement ----------- 4/5
# Satisfaction ----------- 4/5
# Value -----------------4/5
Visiting aboriginal people are very interesting that give a new experience. From this activity, we can build a good rapport with the society. We propose this leisure activity to all of you as one of the choices for leisure activity.
Further reading about Orang Asli:
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