Semang

American  

[si-mahng] / sɪˈmɑŋ /

noun

plural

Semangs,

plural

Semang

1. a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.

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Example Sentences

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

After bringing all the goods from the house to the prahu, Semang started down-stream.

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

Semang said: "Well, I will go tomorrow to search for something to eat."

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

Among the Semang people, their totemic belief and custom do not carry with them a superstructure of society.

From Folklore as an Historical Science by Gomme, George Laurence

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