Javanese people of Malaysia
E119351
The Javanese people of Malaysia are an ethnic community of Javanese origin, primarily descended from migrants from Java, who have settled in Malaysia and developed a distinct cultural identity blending Javanese and local Malay influences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Javanese Malays | 1 |
| Javanese people of Malaysia canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indonesian diaspora community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| ancestralCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Malaysia ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Javanese culture
ⓘ
Malay culture ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
adaptation of Malay customs and dress
ⓘ
practice of Javanese traditional arts ⓘ use of Javanese language in family and community contexts ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the larger Indonesian-origin communities in Malaysia ⓘ |
| diasporaType | labor migration diaspora ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Javanese people ⓘ |
| heritagePreservation | maintenance of Javanese customs alongside Malay cultural norms ⓘ |
| historicalEmployer | British colonial plantations ⓘ |
| identity | distinct sub-group within the Malay-majority population of Malaysia ⓘ |
| integrationLevel | highly integrated into mainstream Malay-speaking society ⓘ |
| intermarriageWith | Malay community ⓘ |
| language |
Javanese language
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
surface form:
Malay language
|
| legalClassificationInMalaysia |
Bumiputera
ⓘ
often classified as Malay for administrative purposes ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| migrationPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| migrationReason |
agricultural work
ⓘ
colonial-era labor migration ⓘ |
| modernOccupation | diverse urban employment sectors ⓘ |
| primaryAncestralRegion | Java ⓘ |
| regionOfOriginWithinJava |
Java
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Java
East Java ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Banjar people
ⓘ
surface form:
Banjar people in Malaysia
Javanese people ⓘ Malay peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Malay people
Malay peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Malays in Malaysia
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | Islamic practices influenced by local Malay traditions ⓘ |
| selfIdentification |
some identify primarily as Malay
ⓘ
some identify specifically as Javanese ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | primarily rural and semi-urban areas ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Johor
ⓘ
Negeri Sembilan ⓘ Perak ⓘ Sabah ⓘ Selangor ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
rice farming
ⓘ
rubber tapping ⓘ smallholder agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.