The karaniing (or kereb among the

Temiar people The Temiar are a Senoic group indigenous to the Malay peninsula and one of the largest of the eighteen Orang Asli groups of Malaysia. They reside mainly within Perak, Pahang and Kelantan states. The total ethnic population is estimated at around ...

Senoi The Senoi (also spelled Sengoi and Sng'oi) are a group of Malaysian peoples classified among the Orang Asli, the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. They are the most numerous of the Orang Asli and widely distributed across the peninsula ...

people, or pergram among the

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) is a type of bamboo

tube zither The tube zither is a stringed musical instrument in which a tube functions both as an instrument's neck and its soundbox. As the neck, it holds strings taut and allows them to vibrate. As a soundbox or it modifies the sound and transfers it to ...

played among the

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tribal peoples of

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. The pergam variant is made with four strings (in two pairs) cut from the bamboo itself, making this instrument an

idiochord An idiochord ( la, idio – "self", chord – "string", also known as a drum zither) is a musical instrument in which the "string" of the instrument is made from the same material as its resonating body. Such instruments may be found in the Indian O ...

. The strings are tuned in intervals of a

minor third In music theory, a minor third is a musical interval that encompasses three half steps, or semitones. Staff notation represents the minor third as encompassing three staff positions (see: interval number). The minor third is one of two com ...

and often played for ceremonial purposes. A variant zither called the '' krem'' is also played by the

, but is heterochord (strings made of a separate material) vice idiochord. Though the term ''krem'' may also be used for the karaniing by the Senoi. - ''Called kereb or krem among the Senoi'']

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