Semaq Beri or Semoq Beri people are the native Orang Asli people belonging to the Senoi branch,[2] who live in the states of Pahang and Terengganu in peninsular Malaysia.

They believe that human acts such as teasing or laughing at animals such as monkeys, dogs, cats, land leeches, porcupines, two kinds or birds and three kinds of snakes, and including incest that extends to certain relatives are strictly prohibited and are also considered as talon.

By committing talan, the Semoq Beri believe that it will cause a cosmic disaster where the earth will be swallowed by massive waters crashing from heaven and welling up from under the ground.

[9] Lately, there are numbers of Semaq Beri communities that have been Islamised through various programmes by government efforts.

[13] Apart from hunting and gathering, the Semaq Beri people also relies on logging roads for access to sell rattan.