Demographic group in Malaysia writings about the people

The ethnic groups in Malaysia native of Sarawak and sabah , malahys,

Chinese, Indians
o Indigenous people
Malay, melanau, iban, bidayuh, kelabit, penan in Sarawak
Kadazan, kadazan dusun, bajau, murut & brunei in sabah
30 ethnics in Sarawak the biggest is the Iban
Sabah more than 30 ethnics with 80 dialects. Biggest are
kadazan dusunm, bajau and murut
Orang asli
Negrito
Senoi
Proto malay
Aboriginal economic is agriculture based & animistic
Levels of ethnic relations
o Segregation
Peactice of separating people of different races, classes, or
ethnic groups
o Accomodations
Conscious of cultural difference but lvie harmoniously
o Acculturation
The minority accepts the culture of the dominant group
making necessary adjustments to social situations to prevent
or reduce conflict
o Assimilation
The process of reducing the boundary whereby the minority
incooperate elemnts of the dominant groups culture and
traits, but at the same time maintain their own distinctive
ethnic and cultural identities
o Amalgamation
Forming a new cluster through mixed marriages