Semang
/səˈmaŋ/(also Samang)
noun
A Negrito people inhabiting the interior of the Malay Peninsula; a member of this people.
- Negrito is now the preferred term..
adjective
Of or relating to this people or their language.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Asiatick Researches. From Malay Semang, probably from a form in an Aslian language meaning ‘human being’.