Temoq people belong to the

Proto-Malay The term Proto-Malay, primeval Malays, proto-Hesperonesians, first-wave Hesperonesians or primeval Hesperonesians, which translates to ''Melayu Asli'' (aboriginal Malay) or ''Melayu Purba'' (ancient Malay) or ''Melayu Tua'' (old Malay), refers ...

of the

Orang Asli The Orang Asli are a Homogeneity and heterogeneity, heterogeneous Indigenous peoples, indigenous population forming a national minority in Malaysia. They are the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. As of 2017, the Orang Asli accounted f ...

ethnic group that are found in

Pahang {{Infobox political division , name = Pahang , official_name = Pahang Darul Makmur , native_name = , settlement_type = States and federal territories of Malaysia, State , image_skyline = , imagesize ...

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Settlement area

The Temoq people that are officially recognized are known to settle in two kampungs; on the eastern side of Tasik Bera and on the southern side of Tasik Chini, in between the settlements of the Jakun people and the

Semelai people Semelai people are an Orang Asli people of the Proto-Malay people group found in Negeri Sembilan and Pahang states of Malaysia. Settlement area They are divided into two major groups, namely: * The Semelai people in Kampung Sungai Sampo and Kamp ...

Population

The dynamics of the Temoq population are as the following:- Due to their small population, they have been declared extinct several times by the government by simply absorbing them into other neighbouring

groups such as the Jakun people in 1974, 1980 and 1996, and with the

in 2010 for census and administrative purposes.

Origins

There are two versions on the origins of the Temoq people:- * The Jakun narrative identifies the Temoq people were once part of the Jakun people. * The Semelai narrative are slightly different from the Jakun's version, but the Semelai people (who practices circumcision) uses the Semaq Beri people and Temoq people as an alternative reference to

unlike the Jakun people who do not. The

regard the Temoq people as the original inhabitants of Tasik Bera.

Language

The language of the Temoq and

are of the

Austroasiatic languages The Austroasiatic languages ( ) are a large language family spoken throughout Mainland Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia. These languages are natively spoken by the majority of the population in Vietnam and Cambodia, and by minority popu ...

family, which is different from the

Malayic languages The Malayic languages are a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup of the Austronesian language family. The two most prominent members of this branch are Indonesian and Malay. Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia and has evolved ...

of the

Austronesian languages The Austronesian languages ( ) are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples). They are spoken ...

family. Generally

Malay language Malay ( , ; , Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken primarily by Malays (ethnic group), Malays in several islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula on the mainland Asia. The lang ...

is frequently used along with

Semelai language Semelai is an Austroasiatic language spoken in the Malay Peninsula by Semelai people. It belongs to the Southern branch of the Aslian language subgrouping. The Semelai people reside predominantly around the Bera, Serting and associated river s ...

among the western Temoq people, while

Jakun language Jakun is an Austronesian language, perhaps a dialect of Malay, spoken in Malaysia. Specifically it is spoken on the east coast and inland of Peninsular Malaysia, around the Pairang River, from Pekan in Pahang to Sri Gading, east to Benut, north ...

with the eastern Temoq people although they still know

Temoq language Temoq is a severely endangered Austroasiatic language spoken in the state of Pahang in the Malay Peninsula. Temoq belongs to the Southern branch of the Aslian languages The Aslian languages () are the southernmost branch of Austroasiatic la ...

Lifestyle

The Temoq people practice ownership of properties at the individual level. Their main sources of income include agriculture, fishing and hunting.

References

Indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia Ethnic groups in Malaysia Orang Asli {{Malaysia-stub