Mah Meri

Mah

Meri

A Cultural Gem of Malaysia's Indigenous Peoples

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indigenous

communities

The Mah Meri are one of the 18 indigenous ethnic groups

recognized by the Malaysian government.

They originate from the western part of Peninsular Malaysia and inhabit the coast of South Selangor.

Thus,

They are also considered ‘orang laut’

because they live in settlements near the sea and work as fishermen.

But, actually

Mah Meri

in Mah Meri language means

Jungle People

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They believe in a spiritual connection between humans and the natural world.

The Mah Meri language also called

Besisi

Estimated 3,000 people still speaking the language