Malay peoples

E4265

Austronesian peoples ethnic group

The Malay peoples are a diverse group of closely related Austronesian ethnic communities native to the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, coastal Borneo, and surrounding regions of Southeast Asia, sharing similar languages, cultures, and Islamic heritage.

Aliases (13)

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian peoples → ethnic group →
alsoKnownAs	Orang Melayu →
associatedWith	Brunei Sultanate → Johor Sultanate → Malacca Sultanate → Pattani Sultanate → Srivijaya Empire →
culture	Malay culture →
customaryLaw	adat perpatih → adat temenggong →
ethnicGroupOf	Southeast Asia →
hasSubgroup	Banjar people → Bugis people → Deli Malays → Kelantanese Malays → Malay Bruneians → Malay Indonesians → Malay Malaysians → Malay Singaporeans → Minangkabau people → Pattani Malays → Riau Malays →
languageFamily	Austronesian languages →
majorityPopulationIn	Malaysia →
majorityReligion	Sunni Islam →
nativeTo	Brunei → Malay Peninsula → Riau Islands → Singapore → coastal Borneo → coastal Sabah → coastal Sarawak → eastern Sumatra → southern Thailand →
partOf	Malay world →
religion	Islam →
sharesCulturalTraitsWith	Acehnese people → Banjar people → Bugis people → Minangkabau people →
significantPopulationIn	Australia → Brunei → Indonesia → Myanmar → Singapore → South Africa → Sri Lanka → Thailand → United Kingdom → United States →
speak	Indonesian language → Malay language → various Malayic dialects →
traditionalClothing	baju Melayu → baju kurung → songket →
traditionalCuisine	nasi lemak → rendang → satay →
traditionalDance	joget → mak yong → zapin dance →
traditionalEconomicActivity	fishing → maritime trade → rice cultivation → riverine trade →
traditionalLaw	Adat Melayu →
traditionalMusic	dondang sayang → ghazal Melayu → zapin →
traditionalReligionBeforeIslam	Buddhism → Hinduism → indigenous animist beliefs →
traditionalScript	Jawi script →
usesWritingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British Malaya ("Malays") → Johor Bahru ("Malays") → Johor Sultanate ("Malay people") → Mak Yong ("Malay people") → Malacca Sultanate ("Malays") → Nur Herman Majid ("Malay people") → Palembang ("Malay people") → Pattani Sultanate ("Malay people") → Rahman Sidek ("Malay people") →	ethnicGroup
Malay peoples ("Malay Malaysians") → Malay peoples ("Malay Indonesians") → Malay peoples ("Malay Singaporeans") → Malay peoples ("Malay Bruneians") → Malay peoples ("Pattani Malays") → Malay peoples ("Riau Malays") → Malay peoples ("Deli Malays") → Malay peoples ("Kelantanese Malays") → Malay peoples ("Banjar people") →	hasSubgroup
Borneo → Islamic world ("Malays") → Johor ("Malays") → Kedah ("Malays") → Kuala Lumpur ("Malays") → Malaysia ("Malays") → Pontianak ("Malay people") → Riau ("Malay people") →	hasEthnicGroup
Acehnese ("Malay people") → Minangkabau ("Malay people") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Malay peoples ("Orang Melayu") →	alsoKnownAs
Malayo-Polynesian languages →	areSpokenBy
Zapin dance ("Malay people") →	associatedWithEthnicGroup
Malay world ("Malay people") →	ethnicGroupCentralTo
Dutch East Indies →	ethnicGroups
Singkawang ("Malay people") →	hasMajorEthnicGroup
Malay world ("Malay people") →	inhabitedBy
Malacca ("Malays") →	majorEthnicGroup
Bruneian American ("Malay American") →	relatedTo
Malay peoples ("Banjar people") →	sharesCulturalTraitsWith
Rencong script ("Malay people") →	usedByEthnicGroup