The Senoi (also spelled Sengoi and Sng'oi) are a group of Malaysian peoples classified among the Orang Asli, the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. They are the most numerous of the Orang Asli and widely distributed across the peninsula.

The Senoi are the indigenous people of the land, inhabiting its plains and mountains long before it was known as the Malay Peninsula, or even Malaya (the name is believed to originate from the ancient Sanskrit name Malayadvipa, found in the Vayu Purana, meaning “mountain island” 1).

Senoi, Veddoid people found in the Malay Peninsula and in small groups along the coastal plains of eastern Sumatra, Indonesia. In the early 1980s they were estimated to number about 18,000. Traces of such a people also appear in the eastern islands of Indonesia.

Who knows of their existence, their history, culture, beliefs and the struggle for survival they have faced for a thousand years? The Senoi Story was first written in 2010, by David P. Quinton, as a small booklet, to inform people of the existence and heritage of the Senoi.

Here you will learn about the indigenous peoples of West Malaysia called the SENOI, and in particular, the two largest ethnic groups, the Semais and the Temiars. Their homeland stretches over the central mountain range of the Peninsula with its numerous river valleys.

The Senoi are a group of slash-and-burn farmers that live in the rain-forested mountains and foothills of the Main mountains range which bisects the Malaya peninsula, primarily in northeast Pahang and southeast Perak.

"The Senoi are a group of Malaysian peoples classified among the Orang Asli, the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. They are the most numerous of the Orang Asli and widely distributed across the peninsula.

"Senoi" generally refers to peoples who speak Central Aslian languages and subsist by means of swidden agriculture. These include the Semai (central Sakai), Temiar (north Sakai, Temer, Ple), and Jah Hut (south Sakai).

This source presents a detailed cultural summary of the Senoi of Malaya, covering virtually all aspects of the ethnology. Intra-cultural differences between the major groups of Senoi – the Semai, Temiar, Jah Hut and Che Wong – are discussed where the information is pertinent.

Mar 22, 2020 · Senoi. This is the largest Orang Asli group, consisting of around 60 000 people, with two big tribes (Semai and Temiar) and four small tribes. They are the second wave of migrants in the Malay Peninsula, who arrived around 2000 BC. Senoi are Mongoloid, Austroasiatic people. Today their 6 tribes live mainly in the middle part of Peninsular Malaysia.