Semang
Americannoun
plural
Semangs,plural
SemangExample Sentences
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The Semang Negritos persisted as hunter-gatherers trading with neighboring farmers but adopted an Austroasiatic language from those farmers—much as, we shall see, Philippine Negrito and African Pygmy hunter-gatherers adopted languages from their farmer trading partners.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
In the Malay Peninsula they are called Semang.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
Before dawn Semang arose and walked down toward the prahu.
From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl
If this is so, it is clear that the parallel between Semang and Arunta totemism is considerably closer than at first appears.
From Folklore as an Historical Science by Gomme, George Laurence
It enables us to go back to Semang totemism as an example of primitive kinless society, and forward to Arunta totemism as an example of early development therefrom.
From Folklore as an Historical Science by Gomme, George Laurence
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