Orang Laut
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 Mergui Archipelago islands of Myanmar and Thailand, commonly known as Moken.
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 population of this tribe is estimated in the 21st century to be 420,000 people.
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