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Temiar, n. and a.|ˈtɛmɪɑː(r)|
[Native name.]
A. n. An aboriginal people of the Malay Peninsula, also called Sakai; a member of this people.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this people or their language.
1933Jrnl. R. Asiatic Soc. (Malayan Branch) XI. 291 The Temiars showed an extraordinary desire to sample European medicines. Ibid., The most interesting feature in the Temiar life..was their obvious happiness. 1958J. Slimming Temiar Jungle iv. 54 A Temiar community lives on the centre tongue of land. 1958Listener 13 Nov. 793/3 A Temiar who coveted his wife. 1965R. McKie Company of Animals v. 91 The Temiar are animists who, living among jungle-covered mountains, are perfectly attuned to their environment. 1972Times 6 Dec. (Europe & Third World Suppl.) p. vii/4 (caption) Temiar aborigines at the Gombak Aborigine Hospital, Malaysia, for treatment. |