Malay world
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The Malay world is a cultural and historical region of Maritime Southeast Asia encompassing areas where Malay peoples and related Austronesian groups have traditionally lived and shared linguistic, religious, and social traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malay world canonical | 32 |
| Malay World | 1 |
| Nusantara (in some Indonesian and Malay usage) | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
ethno-linguistic region ⓘ geographical concept ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alam Melayu
ⓘ
Malay world ⓘ
surface form:
Nusantara (in some Indonesian and Malay usage)
|
| associatedWithPolity |
Brunei Darussalam
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunei Sultanate
Johor Sultanate ⓘ Majapahit Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Majapahit
Malacca Sultanate ⓘ Srivijaya Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Srivijaya
|
| countryIncludes |
Brunei Darussalam
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunei
Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Singapore ⓘ coastal Myanmar ⓘ parts of the Philippines ⓘ southern Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
Islamic sultanate tradition
ⓘ
Malay language as lingua franca ⓘ Malay literary tradition ⓘ maritime trading networks ⓘ shared Malay adat (customary law) ⓘ shared culinary traditions ⓘ wayang and other performing arts ⓘ |
| dominantLanguage |
Indonesian language
ⓘ
Malay language ⓘ Malayic languages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupCentralTo |
Malay peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Malay people
|
| hasCharacteristic |
cultural diversity within a shared Malay-Austronesian framework
ⓘ
historically important in Indian Ocean trade ⓘ linguistic continuity across islands ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Borneo
ⓘ
Brunei Darussalam ⓘ
surface form:
Brunei
Java ⓘ Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ Malay Peninsula ⓘ Maluku Islands ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Celebes ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
Sumatra ⓘ coastal areas of Myanmar ⓘ coastal areas of Thailand ⓘ parts of Madagascar (historical Austronesian link) ⓘ parts of the Philippines ⓘ |
| historicalConceptEmergence | pre-modern era ⓘ |
| historicalTermUsedBy |
Arab traders
ⓘ
Chinese chroniclers ⓘ European colonial powers ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Austronesian peoples
ⓘ
Malay peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Malay people
|
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
spread of Austronesian seafaring culture
ⓘ
spread of Islam in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Indonesian archipelago
ⓘ
Malay Archipelago ⓘ |
| partOf | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ traditional indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nusantara (in some Indonesian and Malay usage)
subject surface form:
Hikayat Seri Rama
this entity surface form:
Malay World
subject surface form:
Dondang sayang