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This age-old tradition has been practised by their ancestors for hundreds of years, but now only a small segment of the Orang Asli community continues to uphold it. - Photo illustration via Canva/bdspnimage

Grey oyster mushrooms are in big demand from the local community and outside the village, and are also sent to Gua Musang town, Bertam and Dabong. - Photo by Bernama

Wikipedia volunteer writing down words used by Mendriq Orang Asli community in Kampung Lah. Photo by Bernama

Orang Asli women from the Mendriq tribe jotting down the words and sentences they use when met by Bernama in Kampung Lah recently. - Photo by Bernama

The Mendriq Orang Asli community in Kampung Kuala Lah here has harvested more than 300 kilogramme of grey oyster mushrooms that they have been cultivating since two months ago. - BERNAMA

The Mendriq are a subgroup that comes under the Negrito Orang Asli group (which is one of the three main Orang Asli groups in Peninsular Malaysia, the other two being Senoi and Proto Malay) - FILE PIX

Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun (left) presents contributions to Bateq and Mendriq Orang Asli recipients during the ‘Kelantan police chief with the Orang Asli community programme’ at Kampung Pasir Linggi, Pos Lebir, Gua Musang, today. - BERNAMA

Image for illustrative purposes only - FILE PIX