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Not all Malaysians, are ethnic Malays. Although yes, ethnic Malays do form a 60% majority of Malaysia's population. The other 40% of Malaysia's population are ethnic Indians, Han Chinese and some indegenous groups. Malaysia's population isn't really that diverse.
Indonesia on the other hand, is one of Southeast Asia's most diverse countries. You are to understand that, "Indonesian" is not an ethnicity but rather a nationality. There are MANY ethnic groups in Indonesia. And guess what? Malays are one of them. Indonesians are also ethnic Malays, but not all Indonesians are Malays. Sure, there are a lot of Malays in Indonesia and most of Indonesian culture is based off of Malay culture. But ethnic Malays are only about 10-30% of Indonesia's population. They mostly live in Borneo, Sulawesi (formerly "Celebes"), Sumatra's western coasts and they form a minority population in Java.
So if, only 30% of Indonesians are ethnic Malays at the most; then what are the ethnic groups that make up Indonesia? Most of Indonesia's population are Javanese, and they make up about 50-60% of Indonesia's population. Javanese people are not Malays, although they closely related to ethnic Malays. Javanese people also have their own language, the Javanese language along with Indonesian; the national language of Indonesia. Malays and Javanese do look a like, because they share the Austronesian origin.
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What do you call someone from Malaysia?
malaysian chinese, malaysian malays, malaysian indians etc as we have many races living in Malaysia.
How many Indonesian blood are composed of the filipino blood?
A lot of the ethnic Malays from Indonesia, are of Philippine and Malaysian descent. Because, Malays originated in China and Taiwan. This origin, sailed south and reached the Philippines first and then later Borneo and some other islands in Indonesia. A lot of other Indonesians are also of Philippine descent.
Where is Malaysian spoken?
Malaysian is spoken in:BruneiMalaysiaSingaporeIt is also very closely related to Indonesian, which is spoken in Indonesia.
Why Indonesian anti Malaysian?
because they don't have any enemy to fight
Do Indonesia and Malaysia have the same language?
Indonesian is slightly the same as Malaysian language. In fact, they have the same root. Most of words in Indonesian is borrowed from Dutch language, while most words in Malaysian is borrowed from English language. Malaysians are able to understand conversation in Indonesian language, and vice versa.
Where does the Indonesian Malay live?
Most of the Malays from Indonesia, live in the islands of Borneo, Sulawesi (formerly "Celebes") and Sumatra's western coasts. They speak both the Malay language and Indonesian. Although virtually same language, Indonesian is a different form of Malay and differenciates from the standard Malay language. Kind of like the French they speak in the Carribbean and the French they speak in France. Malays also make a minority population in the Indonesian island of Java.
What is the Sumatran tigers natural habitat?
On the Indonesian island of Sumatra off the Malaysian Peninsula.
What country do Malay's come from?
Malaysia I'm sorry but I believe that is incorrect inhabitants of Malaysia are known as Malaysian. Malays do not come from a specific country. Malays form an ethnic group, part of which live in Malaysia but also Thailand or Indonesia.
What is the nationality of the last name Sit?
The last name Sit is commonly associated with Chinese nationality.
What Role of the Parliament Malaysia?
To protect only Malays... not other Malaysian citizens who are Hindus and Chinese.
What are the languages of the Malays?
Ethnic Malays, speak the Malay language (Bahasa Melayu). They also speak Yawi, in case of the Thai-Malays, but they speak the standard Melayu as well. Indonesians, speak both Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian form of Malay). If Malay is referred to a race, then they speak all of the Austronesian languages.
Did liberal party help the refugees?
The Liberal Party did help the Indonesian to get to Australia but they don't want to help the Malaysian.
