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What are the main ethnic groups in Malaysia?
The main ethnic groups in Malaysia are Malay, Chinese, and Indian. The Malay ethnic group is the largest, followed by the Chinese and Indian communities. There are also indigenous groups such as the Orang Asli and various ethnicities from Sabah and Sarawak.
How many ethnic groups Malaysia have?
The three main ethnicities that make up Malaysia's population are ethnic Malays, Indians and Chinese. There are also the Orang Asli, which are Malaysia's indegenous non-Malay population.
What is the major ethnic group in Malaysia?
The major ethnic group in Malaysia is the Malay, which comprises about 50% of the population. Other significant ethnic groups include the Chinese, who make up around 23%, and the Indian community, which makes up about 7% of the population.
Why Chinese people speak Malay?
Chinese people in Malaysia speak Malay due to historical and cultural reasons. Malay is the national language of Malaysia and is widely spoken by people of different ethnicities as a common language for communication and daily life. Additionally, many Chinese Malaysians are bilingual or multilingual, with Malay being one of the languages they use in their daily interactions.
What are the races in Malaysia?
indian,chinese malay
What island has Chinese English Malay and Tamil as its official languages?
Malaysia
Where is Malay?
Malays are found in the Malay Archipelago and Malay Peninsula. They mostly live in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines. Their phsyical traits are brown skinned. They speak Malay, and most follow Islam. BY COUNTRY Malays form the majority of Malaysia and Brunei's population. About 60% of Malaysia's population are Malays. Brunei, is a country north of Malaysia that is surrounded by Malaysia (in Borneo) and borders the South China Sea. Brunei, is a very small country with a population of roughly 300,000. About 90% of Brunei's population are ethnic Malays. Although Indonesia's culture and language are Malay, but ethnic Malays only make 10-35% of Indonesia's population. In Indonesia, the Malays live mostly in Borneo, Sulawesi, western Sumatra and small populations in Java. In Thailand, the ethnic Malays live in the southern provinces bordering Peninsular Malaysia. Malays are also a big and official population in Singapore. Their language, the Malay language in fact is one of Singapore's official languages along with Chinese and Tamil (Indian language).
How can you compare the Indonesians from those of the Malays?
Well, Malays aren't only in Malaysia but there are also a significant population of ethnic Malays living Indonesia. They live in Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Java. About 10-30% of Indonesia's population are ethnic Malays. You must remember, Indonesia has a much more diverse population than Malaysia. The three ethnic groups that make up Malaysia are Malays, Chinese and Indians. In Indonesia, there an entire mix. There are Malays, Javanese, Palembangese, Balinese, Timorese, Negritos, Melanesians, Chinese and some Indians. Most Indonesians are Javanese or Malay. So, there's A LOT of differences between Indonesia and Malaysia. Indonesians speak their own national standard form of the Malay language, known as "Indonesian" or "Bahasa Indonesia". Many Indonesians also speak their own languages and dialects. Like Javanese, they speak the Javanese language. Malaysia and Indonesia's cultures are of Malay background. But Indonesia's culture is more diverse than that of Malaysia's, and the Indonesian form of Malay is different than the standard Malay they speak in Malaysia.
Where did the Malays live?
Malays are an ethnic group from Southeast Asia. Their origins, are theorized to have come from Taiwan. Ethnic Malays today, live in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines. Basically the Malay Peninsula and the Malay Archipelago. Malays are called "Melayu" in the Malay language. BY COUNTRY Ethnic Malays, make up a majority of Malaysia and Brunei's populations. About 50-60% of Malaysia's population are ethnic Malays. The others are Chinese and Indians. Since Brunei, is a small and nearly-landlocked by Malaysia (although bordering the South China Sea), with a population of roughly 300,000; about 90% of Brunei's population are ethnic Malays. In Indonesia, people think that Malays are a majority in Indonesia. Which is wrong, ethnic Malays only form about 20-35% of Indonesia's population. They live mostly in Sumatra's western coasts, Borneo, Sulawesi and small populations in Java. In Thailand, most of the ethnic Malays live in the southern provinces bordering Malaysia down south. Malays also make up a large population in Singapore, a country south of Peninsular Malaysia that is even smaller than Brunei. Brunei and Singapore are perhaps, Southeast Asia's smallest countries and both have big ethnic Malay populations. Malay is even an official language in Singapore.
What country did the Malay's come from?
The Malays originated from the Malay Archipelago, which includes modern-day Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore. They are a diverse ethnic group with a shared culture and language.
Malay is the official language of which country?
Malay is the official language of Malaysia.
Who are the malays?
Malays are an Austronesian group of peoples from Southeast Asia that inhabits the Malay Peninsula and islands of the Malay Archipelago, Indonesia, Brunei, southern Thailand and southern Philippines. They speak the Malay language, and a defining trait of an ethnic Malay is one who follows Islam and adheres to Malay customs.BY COUNTRY - GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONIn the Malay Peninsula, the ethnic Malays are found in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. In Thailand, most of the ethnic Malays live in the southern provinces of Thailand bordering Malaysia. Malays, also make up one of Singapore's officially recognized populations. Since 60% of Malaysia's population are ethnic Malays, the Malays are obviously in Peninsular Malaysia. In the Malay Archipelago, ethnic Malays live in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. They form the majority populations in Malaysia and Brunei and a significant minority population in Indonesia. Nearly all of Brunei's population are ethnic Malays, since Brunei is a very small country in Borneo that is surrounded by Malaysia. In Indonesia, most of the Malays live in Borneo, Sulawesi, western Sumatra and parts of Java. About 10-30% of Indonesia's populare are ethnic Malays. The rest are either Javanese or indegenous.LANGUAGEThe Malays, speak the Malay language. Malay is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, also known as "Malayo-Polynesian". Malay is a world major language and is the national languages of Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. An official language in Singapore and a minority in Thailand and Sri Lanka. In Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, the ethnic Malays speak the standard form of Malay which is known as "Bahasa Melayu" or "Malay language". Sometimes in Malaysia, it is referred to as "Bahasa Malaysia" or "Malaysian language". In Thailand, the Malays also speak their own Malay dialect known as "Yawi" or "Patanni Malay". The national standard form of Malay spoken in Indonesia is known as "Bahasa Indonesia" or "Indonesian". It too, is a major language of the world. Indonesian differs from the standard form of Malay, spoken in Malaysia and Singapore. In Brunei, there is also "Bruneien Malay", or "Brunei Melayu" but the standard Malay is also Brunei's national language. Various peo ple from Borneo also speak their own Malay dialects or creoles like those living in the Malaysian provinces of Sabah and Sarawak.CULTURE & CUISINEMalay culture, is of Austronesian stock with an entire load of Chinese, Arabic and Indian influences. Malays use wood to build their houses and villages called "kampongs". Malay architecture is also known for its ability to make houses durable from typhoons. Malay cuisine consists of meats and seafoods marinaded in various sauces. Although due to religious regulations, pork is absent in Malay cuisine. Every Malay meal is served with rice, and served on banana leaves. Malays eat with hands, as a tradition; with the right hands. Rice and coconut milk are two staple ingredients of Malay cuisine. A lot of sauces made by Malays use coconut milk. Satay is a popular Malay snack/dish made of grilled meats, seafoods or tofu on skewers. Chinese, Arabic and Indian influences have also played a major role in influencing Malay culture. In fact those are the top three influences of Malay culture. Brunei's leader is a sultan.MALAY AS A "RACE"Malay can also refer to the Malay Race. The Malay Race and the ethnic Malays are two different things. Ethnic Malays are focused on the ethnic group living in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and Indonesia. The Malay Race on the other hand, includes people from all of Southeast Asia, Oceania and the African island of Madagascar. So this would mean that Samoans, Tongans, Fijians, Madagascar Africans, Hawaiians, Javanese, Balinese, Taiwanese and all other Southeast Asian and Oceanic people are all "Malays" by race, not ethnicity. The term "Malay Race" is simply an easier term for "Austronesian people". Meaning everyone from the entire region of Austronesia (which strectches all the way from the African island of Madagascar to Hawaii's easternmost tip).
