Orang Laut

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Orang Laut
اورڠ لاءوت‎

An Orang Laut family living in a boat, circa 1914–1921.
Total population
420,000
Regions with significant populations
Malay Peninsula:  Malaysia Riau Archipelago:  Indonesia  Singapore
Languages
Loncong, Orang Seletar, Malay (Malaysian, Singaporean, Indonesian)
Religion
Animism, Folk religion, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Orang Kuala, Orang Seletar, Sama-Bajau, Moken, Urak Lawoi’ people, Malay people

The Orang Laut are several seafaring ethnic groups and tribes living around Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia and the Indonesian Riau Islands. The Orang Laut are commonly identified as the Orang Seletar from the Straits of Johor, but the term may also refer to any Malayic-speaking people living on coastal islands, including those of the Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar and Thailand, commonly known as Moken.

The population of the tribe in the 21st century is estimated to be 420,000 people.