Sengoi / Sng'oi / Mai Serag | |
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_(14594908837).jpg) Senoi of southern Perak showing face-paint and nose-quill, 1906. | |
| [1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Malaysia | |
| Peninsular Malaysia | [2] |
| Languages | |
| Senoic languages (Semai, Temiar), Southern Aslian languages (Semaq Beri, Mah Meri, Semelai, Temoq), Che Wong, Jah Hut, Malay, English | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Orang Asli (Semang (Lanoh people, Jahai people, Batek people), Proto-Malay (Semelai people, Temoq people)) | |
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 Senois speak various branches of Aslian languages, which in turn form a branch of Austroasiatic languages. Many of them are also bilingual in the national language, the Malaysian language (Bahasa Melayu).
- ^ Kirk Endicott (2015). Malaysia's Original People: Past, Present and Future of the Orang Asli. NUS Press. ISBN 978-99-716-9861-4.