Essay About Malaysian Culture

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The definition of Malay, it can divide into three types that are based on ethnics or tribes, nation and family. Malay ethnics or tribes from the definition in the context of Indonesia are a native resident of Indonesia. Malay tribe is third largest population after Java tribe and Sunda tribe. Malay tribe more dominates the area of sea shore. There are living mostly in the area of east coast of Sumatera, Islands of Riau-Lingga and Western Kalimantan. Either Malay tribe is just covered around 3.4 % total population of Indonesia, but Malay language (Bahasa Melayu) becomes an official language for this country that can be known as Bahasa Indonesia.
It is synonym in Malaysia. Malay are interrelated Islam as their based religion. According to national constitution, Malay can be understand as a people that belief and …show more content…

The definition that used by the researcher and UNESCO referred to origin people of Peninsular and Malay Archipelago that used to be known as Malay World. It is a culture conception that did not take an Islam as a definition towards Malay such as Pilipino, Ethnics of Batak and Bali and origin people in Taiwan that had been categorized as a Malay family. One if the similarities between them are they speak using a language that comes from a same roots and family of origin language of Austronesia or Malay-Polinesia. Group that include in this Malay family and race are native people of Taiwan island but not from the Han tribe (China), Cham ethnics and other native people that live in Indo-China Peninsular Area ( Vietnam and Cambodia), Malay Pattani ethnics in Thailand, origin people of Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei. Kin or Malay race and family nearly can be identify a Polynesians which spread widely in the Pacific Islands to Hawaii Island , New Zealand , and many others , believed to have originated from the Malay World and have the same root , namely the Austronesian

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