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.

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All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
Malay people 31
Malays 17
Malay peoples canonical 5

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian peoples ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Malay peoples ⓘ
surface form: Orang Melayu
associatedWith Brunei Darussalam ⓘ
surface form: Brunei Sultanate

Johor Sultanate ⓘ
Malacca Sultanate ⓘ
Pattani Sultanate ⓘ
Srivijaya Empire ⓘ
culture Malay culture ⓘ
customaryLaw adat perpatih ⓘ
adat temenggong ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Southeast Asia ⓘ
hasSubgroup Malay peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Banjar people

Bugis ⓘ
surface form: Bugis people

Malay peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Deli Malays

Malay peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kelantanese Malays

Malay peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Malay Bruneians

Malay peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Malay Indonesians

Malay peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Malay Malaysians

Malay peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Malay Singaporeans

Minangkabau ⓘ
surface form: Minangkabau people

Malay peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pattani Malays

Malay peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Riau Malays
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
majorityPopulationIn Malaysia ⓘ
majorityReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
nativeTo Brunei Darussalam ⓘ
surface form: Brunei

Malay Peninsula ⓘ
Riau Islands ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
coastal Borneo ⓘ
coastal Sabah ⓘ
coastal Sarawak ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ
surface form: eastern Sumatra

southern Thailand ⓘ
partOf Malay world ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
sharesCulturalTraitsWith Acehnese people ⓘ
Malay peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Banjar people

Bugis ⓘ
surface form: Bugis people

Minangkabau ⓘ
surface form: Minangkabau people
significantPopulationIn Australia ⓘ
Brunei Darussalam ⓘ
surface form: Brunei

Indonesia ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 Shahmukhi script ⓘ
surface form: Jawi script
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

songkok → usedByEthnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malaysian Malays
Pattani → ethnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay Muslims
Bawean people → influencedByCulture → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Bawean people → relatedEthnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Sultanate of Pahang → ethnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malays
Riau-Lingga → ethnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Narathiwat → majorityPopulation → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay Muslims
Johor-Riau-Lingga Sultanate → ethnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Jawi Malay → usedBy → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Rembau District → hasEthnicCommunity → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Jempol District → hasEthnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malays
Kuala Krai → ethnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malays
Kajang → ethnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malays
Orang Asli → distinctFrom → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Lingga Islands → ethnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Bruneian Malay → ethnonymOf → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bruneian Malays
Bruneian Malay → sharesCulturalHeritageWith → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malays
Bruneian Malay → partOf → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Federal Constitution of Malaysia → providesSpecialPosition → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malays
Seberang Perai → ethnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malays
Malays in Sri Lanka → relatedEthnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malays in Malaysia
Tenom → hasEthnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay Malaysians
Banjar → relatedEthnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Cham people → relatedEthnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people
Brunei River → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bruneian Malays
Phuket Province → hasEthnicCommunity → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay Muslims
Acehnese people → relatedEthnicGroup → Malay peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malay people