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Most of Filipino culture is of ethnic Malay background. Filipinos, are known for eating with their hands which is a Malay tradition. Just like Chinese use chopsticks, and Africans use bread and such. Every Filipino meal is served with rice on banana leaves, along with meat that is marinaded in a thick sweet sauce which also a Malay cuisine. Although, Malays don't use pork ever since most Malays are Muslims. Filipinos however do use pork. Tagalog, is also influenced by Malay. There is a lot of cognates and loanwords between Malay and Tagalog/Filipino. Some of our native buildings in the Philippines are also built Malay style. Also, many people forget that Filipinos in reality are ethnic Malays. But, by Malaysian law an ethnic Malay is a person who is a Muslim and speaks the Malay language. Filipinos are for the most part neither of those, which is you'll mostly hear that Filipinos are of "Malay stock" but aren't considered ethnic Malays. Philippine definition of Malay is different, in Filipino law; a Malay is a native of Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia as well as Thailand and Singapore. Most of the Malay influence is seen with the physical traits and appearances of typical Filipinos, and MOST of the cuisine (with a sprinkle of Spanish), and also the language to a lesser extent.
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What are the contribution of Malay in th culture of the Philippines?
The original Filipino culture was based off of Malay culture. But today, Filipino culture is now only loosely-based on Malay traditions. Since Filipinos are becoming more and more westernized each day. So a better question would be, "What is the contribution of American culture to the Philippines?"
How can Filipino culture contribute to Australian culture?
Cause Austronesian teach Filipinos the way of their living.
What is the culture of the christian Malay?
Malays who profess the Christian faith, are basically the same as all of the other ethnic Malays. But they simply don't profess the Islamic faith. So, Christian Malays get to eat pork and drink alcohol and such. Malay Christians also do not have to wear hijabs or sarongs which is the traditional ethnic Malay clothing. Because mainstream Malay culture is Muslim. Think of Malay Christians like Filipinos that speak Malay and not Tagalog/Filipino.
What are the contributions of Malays to Philippines?
Most of Filipino culture is of ethnic Malay background. Filipinos, are known for eating with their hands which is a Malay tradition.
Culture of Philippines in spanish period?
Most of the Spanish influence, was in Luzon for Mindanao and southern Visayas was nearly untouched by Spain. Unforunately, the original Malay-based culture of the Philippines was nearly destroyed when the Spanish came. All the original Filipinos, they all have Spanish names. Jose Rizal, Emilio Aguinaldo and such. Many Filipinos today, still bear Spanish names. It's not an ancient or historical thing either, my mom's office mates are all Filipinos. They'd give their sons, names like Miguel, Juan and such. They have no Mexican or Hispanic descent either. Instead of bearing Malay names, what do Filipinos do? They change to English names, which further destroys Filipino culture. Also, Philippines used to be an Islamic state. But, the Spanish did not let the Filipinos keep their original Muslim faith, and converted some 90% of the population to the Roman Catholic religion. Unlike the Dutch/British, they let the Malaysians and Indonesians keep their Muslim faiths. But the Philippines was only colonized and not conquered, so the Filipino culture wasn't completely a Hispanic culture. For today, the Chinese, Malay, Arab, Spanish, Indian and American are all influences that make up Filipino culture today.
What are the influences of the Arabic people to the Filipinos?
Well the Arabs and Malays did contribute to the Filipino culture. But please understand, that Arabs are only a very distant and bare influence on Filipinos. But it is there. Some Filipinos, still bare their Arab names because the Philippines was an Islamic state prior to the arrival of Catholicism by the Spanish Empire. This is why, you will generally here this state, "Filipino culture is of Malay stock. With a sprinkle of Chinese, Spanish and Arabic." Filipino culture, is much more of Chinese/Spanish than it is Arabic. During the Santa Cruzan, a Catholic-influenced parade, where hundreds of thousands or even millions of Filipinos dress in costumes parade around a church or a city street; the Sultans are a costume. My dad claims he dressed up as a Sultan, with a sword. We are all Christians too. So yes, even though the Philippines is now a Catholic or Christian nation, Filipinos still somewhat honor their original Malay-Islamic past.
Are Filipinos Malay race?
Yes, Filipinos are "Malay" by race definately, but not by ethnicity. Many people think that ethnic Malays are Malaysians, Indonesians, Bruneiens and Filipinos. On another hand, many people think that the Malay Race is ONLY Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines. For both are big misconceptions. Ethnic Malays, are centered around countries and islands south and west of the Philippines, excluding the Philippines itself. The Malay "Race" however, not only ecompasses the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei but ALL of Southeast Asia, all of Oceania (Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia), and the African island of Madagascar. So this means, that Samoans, Tongans, Fijians, Hawaiians, Filipinos, Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodian, Burmese and Africans from Madagascar are all "Malays" by race. NOT ethnicity. So are Filipinos part of the Malay Race? Yes, they are because Malay Race is simply an easier term for "Austronesian people", or the "sailing race". But are Filipinos ethnic Malays? Mmm...yes and no. By their origin yes, but as of today Filipinos do NOT speak Malay or a form of Malay as a native/national language. So no, Filipinos are not ethnic Malays. Malays don't even make a minority population in the Philippines. In fact, they don't live in the Philippines at all. The only Malays you'll find in the Philippines are probably tourists or overseas workers from Malaysia or Indonesia. That's all, no more.
What is the difference between Africans and Filipinos?
Were Asians predominantly of Spanish, Chinese and Malay decent and they are Africans.
What are the contributions of Malay in Philippine culture?
Malay, is basically the backboard of Filipino culture. For this was the predominant culture of pre-colonial Philippines. You see, the Malays contributed the same exact things as the Spanish did. In fact, Malay and Spanish are probably the highest influences of Filipino culture. They introduced language, food, religion and architecture. I'll explain each.LanguageAlthough, the Malay language (Bahasa Melayu) is no longer the national language of the Philippines. However, traces of an Old Malay language in the Philippines are found showing evidence that the pre-colonial Filipinos did speak Malay. Although Malay, was mostly spoken in Visayas and Mindanao by the aristocrats. As only the rulers and their families were ethnic Malays. (Again, just like the Spanish, only the ruling class spoke the language). The other Filipinos, were natives speaking their own native dialects. Lapu Lapu, was a Malay soldier who killed the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. So, just like Spanish; Malay is no longer an official language. But, the Tagalog/Filipino language does contain A LOT of Malay and Spanish cognates. This isn't a new thing either, Malay and Tagalog have long had cognates for a long time. Such as anak (son), puti (white), balik (back/return), lima/limang (white), agung (gong) and langit (heaven/sky). There's much more cognates than this. Also, Tagalog and Malay belong to the Austronesian languages. Bahasa Indonesia, the Indonesian form of Malay however is tought as a foreign language in Philippine schools.ReligionThe Malays with the help of Arab traders, brought Islam to the Philippines. Parts of southern Philippines and northern Malaysia were once part of the sultanate of Brunei. Islam, spread from southern Philippines all the way up into what is now Manila. Prior to the arrival of Islam, Filipinos were Buddhists, Animists and Hindus. The Philippines became an Islamic state, and for the most part much of Philippine territory became Malay and Arab Empires. Which explains Old Malay. In the 1500s, the Spanish came and brought Catholicism to the islands converting some 90% of the Filipinos. But 5-10% of Filipinos are still Muslims. Although Filipinos today are not considered ethnic Malays, but their origins are ethnic Malays.FoodBecause of the Philippine's former existance as a Malay-dominated empire; a lot of Filipino cuisine bears a lot of resemlance to Malaysian cuisine. Just like Malay cuisine, rice is served with every Filipino meal. Filipinos eat with their hands, just like Malays do. Although since most Filipinos are no longer Muslim, Filipinos can eat with either hands (Malays eat with right). Although the use of utensils has creeped itself into Filipino cuisine. The uses of coconut milk, peanut butter sauce and curry are also part of Philippine cuisine as they are of Malaysian or Indonesian-Malay food. Satay, is popular Malay-style kabobs. Made of grilled meats and seafoods on skewers. Satay is popular in the Philippines. Since Filipinos are no longer Muslims, pork is also added as a meat in satay. Fish balls are one of the most popular types of satay in the Philippines.ArchitectureAncient Filipino architecture, influenced and was influenced by Malay architecture. Although, unfortunately a lot of the old Malay style buildings in the Philippines no longer stand. But there are still a few, that the government is trying to preserve to the best of their ability. Because Malay architecture is made of wood. Most of the old Malay houses in the Philippines can be found in Visayas and Mindanao.In fact, if you compare what the Malays and Spanish did, you'll find that they did basically the exact same thing.Btw..for the people who think that Filipinos came from Malays you are DEAD WRONG. Malays came from China, Taiwan, Philippines and then to Borneo. So the Malays were already a different (but identical) ethnicity when they reached the Philippines.
Who are the early Filipinos?
cave man, java man, malay, indonis, paking man, ita, negritas
Is the Chinese are the same culture to Filipinos?
no
Who are Filipinos?
Filipinos are people from the Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia. They have a rich cultural heritage influenced by Malay, Chinese, Spanish, and American cultures. Filipinos are known for their warmth, hospitality, and strong family ties.
