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Temiar people

Field	Value
group	Temiar people
Orang Temiar / Mai Sero'
image	[[File:Temiar tribe men playing "Sumpit" with their own homemade designed bamboo.jpg	300px]]
population	40,000–120,000
popplace	Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Kelantan)
langs	Temiar language, Malay language
rels	Traditional Religion, Islam, Christianity
related	Semai people

Orang Temiar / Mai Sero'

The Temiar are a Senoic group indigenous to the Malay Peninsula and one of the largest of the eighteen Orang Asli groups of Malaysia. They reside mainly in Perak, Pahang and Kelantan. Their total population is estimated at around 40,000 to 120,000, most of which live on the fringes of the rainforest, while a small number have been urbanised.

Temiar are traditionally animists.{{Cite web | access-date = 4 September 2011}} The ceremonial Sewang dance is performed by the Temiar people as part of their folk beliefs.

Population

The changes in the population of the Temiar people are as the following:

Year	Population
1930s	url=http://www.coac.org.my/dashboard/modules/cms/cms~file/93c38c2f6837049ec87607013c0c5404.pdf	title=Living on the Periphery: Development and Islamization Among Orang Asli in Malaysia	author=Nobuta Toshihiro	publisher=Center for Orang Asli Concerns	year=2009	access-date=2017-10-27	archive-date=2023-03-27	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327210523/https://www.coac.org.my/dashboard/modules/cms/cms~file/93c38c2f6837049ec87607013c0c5404.pdf	url-status=dead }}
2,000	8,945

Culture

Traditional food

Nasi serempad, rice cooked in bamboo
Umbut Bayas Masak Gulai, pith curry
Pucuk Paku Peno’ol, vegetable pucuk paku fern, tapioca leaves and anchovies cooked in bamboo

Settlement area

Major settlements of the Temiar are:

Jeram Bertam, Kelantan
Kampung Chengkelik, Kuala Betis, Kelantan
Kampung Merlung, Kuala Betis, Kelantan
Kampung Jarau Baru, Kemar, Gerik, Perak
Kampung Sungai Cadak, Ulu Kinta, Ipoh, Perak
Kampung Tonggang, Tanjung Rambutan, Ipoh, Perak
Kampung Ulu Gerik, Gerik, Perak
Pos Poi, Lasah, Sungai Siput (North), Perak
Kampung Temakah, Sungai Siput (North), Perak
Pos Perwor, Lasah, Sungai Siput (North), Perak
Air Banun, Hulu Perak District, Perak
Kemar, Gerik, Perak

Notable people

Zumika Azmi, Malaysian Cricketer
Ramli Mohd Nor, Malaysian Politician
Sasha Azmi, Malaysian Cricketer

References

Kirk Endicott. (2015). "Malaysia's Original People: Past, Present and Future of the Orang Asli". NUS Press.
Kenny Mah. (3 March 2016). "'Khabar dan Angin': Three artists explore faith in Kelantan". The Malay Mail Online.
P. Boomgaard. (1997). "Paper landscapes: explorations in the environmental history of Indonesia". KITLV Press.
Nobuta Toshihiro. (2009). "Living on the Periphery: Development and Islamization Among Orang Asli in Malaysia". Center for Orang Asli Concerns.
Colin Nicholas. (2000). "The Orang Asli and the Contest for Resources. Indigenous Politics, Development and Identity in Peninsular Malaysia". Center for Orang Asli Concerns & International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs.
"Basic Data / Statistics". Center for Orang Asli Concerns.
Alberto Gomes. (2004). "Modernity and Malaysia: Settling the Menraq Forest Nomads". Routledge.
Julie Wong. (14 May 2015). "From forest to plate: An introduction to Orang Asli cuisine". The Star.
Kyōto Daigaku. Tōnan Ajia Kenkyū Sentā. (2001). "Orang asli of Peninsular Malaysia: a comprehensive and annotated bibliography". Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University.
Sabihah Ibrahim. (1989). "Hubungan etnik di kalangan Orang Asli: satu kajian etnografi terhadap orang Temiar di Kampung Chengkelik, RPS Kuala Betis, Kelantan". Jabatan Antropologi dan Sosiologi, Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial, Universiti Malaya.
Siew Eng Koh. (1989). "Orang Asli dan masyarakat umum: satu kajian etnografi terhadap komuniti Temiar di Kampung Merlung, rancangan pengumpulan semula [RPS] Kuala Betis, Kelantan". Jabatan Antropologi dan Sosiologi, Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial, Universiti Malaya.
Angain Kumar. (1–15 October 2014). "Tonggang: A Temiar Settlement". Ipoh Echo.
(2013). "Key Environments: Malaysia". Elsevier.

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