"Orang Asli" is a term used only...

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Title

Description

""Orang Asli" is a term used only in Malaysia to refer to the aborigines. In Malaysia's view they are an integral part of the peoples of Malaysia, just like the other indigenous (Bumiputra) groups (Figure 1.1), and if there are orang Melayu, orang Iban, orang Kadazandusun etc., so there are Orang Asli. The only difference is that both the components in the lexical item Orang Asli have to be written with uppercase 'O' and 'A', and Asli (an adjective) cannot stand on its own as a label to a group of people. The grammatical cohesion of these two components in conveying a specific meaning is so tight that they have to be given equal treatment in graphic presentation."

Creator

Asmah Haji Omar

Samsur Rijal Yahya

Noor Hasnoor Mohamad Nor

Source

Asmah Haji Omar, Samsur Rijal Yahya & Noor Hasnoor Mohamad Nor. (2018). The Orang Asli of Malaysia a linguistic perspective. Kuala Lumpur. University of Malaya Press. p.16.

GN635 Asmho

Date

2018

Contributor

amirul

Type

Book

Collection

Petikan tentang Orang Asli

Citation

Asmah Haji Omar , Samsur Rijal Yahya, and Noor Hasnoor Mohamad Nor, “"Orang Asli" is a term used only...,” Rimbunan: Pangkalan Data Pengajian Melayu, accessed February 3, 2026, https://rimbunan.nusa.my/rimbun/items/show/21128.