Main Inhabitant of Malaysia by Haniffa Beevi

IBANS

jonathankaryono31 — 2018-04-23 11:00:11 UTC

Created and Posted By:
Jonathan Farrell Karyono
0332851
BH 16 Group 5 Section 4

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EXPLANATIONS
. Ibans: indigenous tribes of Sarawak, Borneo Island, known as Sea Dayaks by the British.

· Population: coastlines of Kapuas and Rajang Rivers.

· Successful war tribe, feared until the Europeans came.

· Practice: headhunting, for tribal expansion.

· Access: electricity, telephone lines (present).

· More urbanized, many youngsters moving on to the cities (find job).

· During festivals and special occasions: still practice their traditional culture.

PICTURE

https://padlet.com/iveeb85_leo/whoami

eaxel32 — 2018-04-23 16:16:52 UTC

Murut

michaeldwihadii — 2018-04-28 07:05:39 UTC

Michael Dwi Hadi
(0332628)

Murut

Murut means ‘Men of the Hills’ and they are the third largest ethnic group in Sabah, making up about 3% of the state's population.

Traditionally inhabiting the northern inland regions of Borneo, they were the last of Sabah's ethnic groups to renounce headhunting.

Now, they are mostly shifting cultivators of hill paddy and tapioca, supplementing their diet with blowpipe hunting and fishing.

Like most indigenous tribes in Sabah, their traditional clothing is decorated with distinctive beadwork. ‘Kaansayan Minatong’ means welcome in Murut language.

Banjar

sallykim5815 — 2018-04-29 06:25:33 UTC

Kim YoungRang
0332184
BH 16/ Group 3
Banjar people
* native ethnic group in South Kalimantan in Indonesia.
* 1,237,615 Banjar people live in Malaysia.
*Banjar are proto-Malay people Who moved to Borneo in 2500 BC. These people are ancestor of Dayak people.
* In 19th century, migration of Banjar people expanded to east cost of Sumatra and Malaysia.
* Banjar people are dived into 3 sub- ethnicity based on location of the assimilation. 1. The Banjarnese Pahuluan: live in the valleys by the upriver of Meratus mountain. 2. The Banjar Batang Banyu: lives in valley by Negara liver. 3. The Banjar Kuala (people of new capital) : live in Banjarmasin and Martapura.
* has own language "Banjar language" which reflect history of people. It is very similar to Malay language (almost same) brought from Sumatra. Some of the words are came from Javanese and native Dayaks.

Orang Asli

2018-04-29 11:05:46 UTC

Mariyam Almas Shihab
0331444 BR16
The Orang Asli, meaning ‘original people’ or ‘first people’, are the inhabitants of the land which is now known as Malaysia. They are believed to have settled in Malaysia around 6,000 to 8,000 years ago.
Today the Orang Asli is comprised of several tribes, each with its own beliefs, language, and traditions. These tribes are generally categorised into three groups, based on their geographical presence.
Negrito – also known as Semangs, they are the Orang Asli residing in the Northern peninsular region.

Senoi – they are the tribes who reside in the central part of the Malay land.

Proto-Malay – they are the aboriginal Malays who have settled in the Southern regions and are believed to have migrated to the south from the islands of Indonesia.
Like any other tribal community, the main occupation of the Orang Asli is fishing, agriculture or hunting. The blowpipes used by them (which are made of bamboo) for hunting monkeys and birds are extremely accurate till 20 meters distance.
There is still a minor community that leads a nomadic life in the Taman Negara forest area. They relocate themselves in accordance with changing seasons and the availability of food.
(A picture of a blowpipe)

Orang Asli

2018-04-30 03:04:25 UTC

LEEHYEJI
0332266

The original inhabitants of West Malaysia, as with much of Southeast Asia, were Negritos — small statured hunter-gatherers, with dark skin and frizzy hair. Some 3,500 direct descendants of these people still live in small family groups, in hard-to-reach forested areas. Together with the Senoi people, who are descended from later waves of Mongoloid settlers, and Aboriginal Malays, who despite their name are genetically distinct from modern Malays, they make up the Orang Asli (First People), of West Malaysia.

The name means "Original people". They all live in Peninsular of Malaysia. Nowadays there about 60.000 Orang Asli people, of which 60% still live in the rain forest. About 40% Orang Asli live along or near the coast. Each has its own language and culture, and perceives itself as different from the others. Linguistically, some of the northern Orang Asli groups speak languages, that suggest a historical link with the indigenous peoples in Burma, Thailand and Indo-China.
They are classified into three groups:
- Senoi
- Orang Malayu Asli
- Negrito

Temiar- Temer

2018-04-30 06:37:45 UTC

Paula Kananu Murungah
0332985
BR 16

The Temers of Kelantan are a Senoic group indigenous to the Malay peninsula and one of the largest of the eighteen Orang Asli groups of Malaysia.

They reside mainly within Perak, Pahang and Kelantan states.
The total ethnic population is estimated at around 32,000, most of which live on the fringes of the rainforest, while a small number have been urbanised.

Traditionally, they are animists, giving great significance to nature, dreams and spiritual healing.

The ceremonial Sewang dance is also performed by the Temiar people as part of their folk beliefs

As a peaceful community, their code of behaviour is strict and as a result, they never argue and worry that their actions might cause someone else harm. If they are embarrassed, they avoid conflict by quietly leaving.

Below - Picture of a Temiar man with the traditional head dress.

Chinese

2018-04-30 11:18:36 UTC

Erika Marcela Wongsius
0333118/BH16
Chinese

The second largest ethnic group, the Malaysian Chinese form about 25% of the population. Mostly descendants of Chinese immigrants during the 19th century, the Chinese are known for their diligence and keen business sense. The three sub-groups who speak a different dialect of the Chinese language are the Hokkien who live predominantly on the northern island of Penang; the Cantonese who live predominantly in the capital city Kuala Lumpur; and the Mandarin-speaking group who live predominantly in the southern state of Johor.

In Sarawak this 25% is made up of a mix of dialect groups including Foochow, Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese and Puxian Min while in Sabah the population of Chinese drops to around 10% who predominantly speak the Hakka language.

Banjar

maarinismail — 2018-04-30 14:51:43 UTC

Posted by Aishath Maarin Ismail
Student ID: 0326404
Class: BE15

The Banjar or Banjarese are a native ethnic group in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Several centuries ago, some of them had travelled to many places in the Malay archipelago. The Proto-Malay people migrated to Borneo in 2500 BC. The division of Banjar people into 3 ethnicities is based on the locations of the assimilation between the Malays, the local Dayaks and the Javanese people.

The Banjarnese Pahuluan, who live in the valleys by the upriver of Meratus mountain ranges. They make their living from agriculture.
The Banjar Batang Banyu, who live in the valleys by the river of Negara. They are proud of their position as the people of the ancient capital. They are also prominent merchants.
The Banjar Kuala, who live in Banjarmasin and Martapura. They are the people of the new capital.

" KADAZAN "

vickytandiawan — 2018-04-30 14:52:28 UTC

Posted By;

Victoria Darmawan Tan
0333041

Kadazan is the largest ethnic group in Sabah. Kadazan ethnic group use different languages and dialects with various cultural and traditional customs. Kadazan culture is mostly influenced by the activities such as rice farming, rearing animal, hunting, collecting forest product and some of them work as fisherman.

Kadazan also have their own culture. They have an identity that shows through their clothing, music and dance culture. For example, Keaamatan Festival is a religious ceremony done by them every year after and before the rice harvest to honor the spirit and drive the evil spirits.

Besides that, although the Kadazan language has many dialects but all of them could understand each other through 'Bunduliwan dialect'. It is also important to know that, Kadazan language can be divided into four dialect groups such as, Kadazan West Coast dialects, Kadazan East Coast dialects, Kadazan North dialects and Kadazan Interior dialects.

As for the religion view, it is known that the majority of the Kadazan are Christians, mainly Roman Catholics and some Protestants. However, there are minorities who practice Islam as their way of life and the group is growing. Before the missionaries came into scene, animism was the predominant religion for the Kadazan.

With regard to the indigenous tribe of Kadazan, they are associated together with another similar indigenous tribe, the Dusuns and various other indigenous peoples, under the blanket term Kadazan-Dusun. This decision are made due to the reason of sentiment politicized during 1960s involving crisis of Kaadazanism versus Dusunism which had affect badly the economic, the politic and the community as a whole. In order to prove that the Kadazan is part of the Malaysian community, their rights as to the politic, economy and education are given equally as the Malay population in Peninsular Malaysia.

Orang Asli

2018-05-04 12:53:03 UTC

Posted By:
Mohamed Evan Ibrahim
Student ID: 0333132

Orang Asli are the indigenous people and the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. Officially, there are 18 Orang Asli tribes, categorised under three main groups according to their different languages and customs:

The Semang and Senoi groups, being Austroasiatic-speaking, are the indigenous peoples of the Malay Peninsula. The Proto-Malays migrated to the area between 2500 and 1500 BC.

ORANG ASLI

2018-09-27 18:29:31 UTC

posted by : Tanzina Kabir Parisa
0331525

Orang Asli are the indigenous people and the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. Officially, there are 18 Orang Asli tribes, categorised under three main groups according to their different languages and customs:

Semang (or Negrito), generally confined to the northern portion of the peninsula.
Senoi, residing in the central region.
Proto-Malay (or Aboriginal Malay), in the southern region.

The Semang and Senoi groups, being Austroasiatic-speaking, are the indigenous peoples of the Malay Peninsula. The Proto-Malays, who speak Austronesian languages, migrated to the area between 2500 and 1500 BC.

There is an Orang Asli museum in Melaka, and also in Gombak, about 25 km north of Kuala Lumpur.

Orang Asli

imthaali — 2018-09-28 15:08:30 UTC

Posted by: Aishath Imtha Ali
Student ID: 0327199
Class: BR16

Orang Asli, also known as "original people", "natural people" or "aboriginal people" in Malay are the indigenous people and the oldest inhabitants of Malaysia. The Orang Ali tribes can be categorizes under three main groups by their languages and customs:

1. Semang (or Negrito)
2. Senoi
3. Proto-Malay
Orang Asli are traditionally animists, where they believe in the presence of spirits in various objects.However, in the 21st century, many of them have embraced monotheistic religions such as Islam and Christianity^] following some active state-sponsored dakwah by Muslims, and evangelism by Christian missionaries.

Bajau

michelleangline — 2018-09-28 16:22:36 UTC

posted by: Michelle Angeline (0329485 - BR16)

Bajau people which mainly lives in the Eastern Malaysia, Sabah is classified to 2 different sub group 1 the sama-bajau (mainland) and Bajau laut (sea). These peoples traditionally been known as sea-nomads as they involved in extensive maritime trading and dwelling in boats.

Most of the Bajau's believe in Islam or Animism. For animism, it reveals a complex relationship with the ocean, which for them is a multifarious and living entity. There are spirits in currents and tides, in coral reefs and mangroves as well.

Iban

2018-09-28 16:35:14 UTC

Posted by: Jonathan Chung
Student ID: 0331897

Also known as Sea Dayaks during the British colonial days, the Iban community are historically renowned for their ancient headhunting practices and for being a fiercely loyal warring tribe during the olden days.

Their excellent headhunting and tracking skills also came in handy during the Japanese occupation in the 1940s. Many Iban warriors fought against Japanese soldiers during military operations, and 14 of them were awarded with medals for helping to liberate the nation from communists.

Traditionally, Ibans live in communal structures referred to as longhouses (rumah panjai) but today many of these longhouses are equipped with modern facilities like washing machines, telephone lines, and the Internet. However, note that there are still many Ibans who choose to live in their native lands. Sadly, these rural areas lack basic necessities such as running water and electricity.

Despite the fact that the Iban people speak various dialects that are divided according to the locations where they reside, the dialects are usually mutually intelligible.

Murut

2018-09-28 17:31:16 UTC

The Murut are considered as one of the main inhabitants of Malaysia; comprising of 29 ethnic groups inhabitanting the northen regions of Borneo (Sarawak).
It has been studied that around 80% of the people follow Christanity, 18% believe in Islam while the remaing 2% still follow their old religion.
Their languages mostly consist of speaking the Murut language, Malay, Brunei Malay and Indonesian.
They are related to many ethnic groups, a few examples would be from the Dayak, Kayan, Penan, Orang Ulu, Melanau, Kelabit and other Austronesian people

Orang Asli

2018-09-29 06:29:35 UTC

Posted by : Meliana Indriyani
Student ID : 0332861
Class : Business (IBM)

The Orang Asli means means "original people" or "first people". They all live in the Peninsular of Malaysia, especially in the small tribes in the jungle and along or near the coast. The tribe had about 10 houses, in which the roof were made from leaves and the floor was made of wood.

The estimated population of Orang Asli is around 150,000. They have various kinds of language, such as Aslian languages, Semelai, Temoq, etc. There are some religion that practiced and adopted by Orang Asli, which are Animism, Islam, and Christianity. Orang Asli are classified into three groups, which are Senoi (Temiar, Semai, Mah Meri, Che Wong, Ja Hut, and Semoq Beri), Orang Malayu Asli (Orang Selatar, Jakun, Orang Kuala, Orang Kanaq, Temuan, Semelai), and Negrito (Kintaq, Lanok, Kensiu, Jahai, Mendriq, and Bateq).

The Orang Asli, especially Negrito, who live in the jungle, hunt with blowpipes for birds and little monkeys.

2018-09-29 06:31:16 UTC

Minangkabau

2018-09-29 13:55:42 UTC

Posted By: Hassan Raif
Student ID: 0334156

Minangkabau people, also known as Minang, are an ethnic group indigenous to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Minang people are commonly thought of as being hard-working, strategic and diplomatic. The Minangkabau are the largest matrilineal society in the world, with property, family name and land passing down from mother to daughter,while religious and political affairs are the responsibility of men, although some women also play important roles in these areas. This custom is called Lareh Bodi Caniago and is known as adat perpatih in Malaysia. Today 4.2 million Minangs live in the homeland of West Sumatra.

The Minangkabau are famous for their dedication to knowledge, as well as the widespread diaspora of their men throughout southeast Asia, the result being that Minangs have been disproportionately successful in gaining positions of economic and political power throughout the region. The co-founder of the Republic of Indonesia, Mohammad Hatta, was a Minang, as were the first President of Singapore, Yusof bin Ishak, and the first Supreme Head of State or Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

Dusun

2018-09-30 05:37:03 UTC

Posted by: Bernadette Jamai
Student ID: 0332876

This is the traditional outfit for the Dusun race in Brunei.

Indigenous people: Negrito

2018-09-30 06:06:02 UTC

Posted by : Aicha Jean
Student ID: 0333102

Negrito forms part of the indigenous group of peninsula. They characterized by their miniature stature, dark-skinned and frizzy-haired that have a similar resemblance to Africans, Australians and Melanesian's. They were previously nomadic however was forced to settled or become semi nomadic due to development and deforestation. These individuals are hunter-gatherers and shifting cultivators that live in the lowland rain forests in northern Malaysia and southern Thailand. There are only about 2,000 of them and they are divided into eight groups whose numbers range from about 100 to 850.

Tamils

2018-09-30 12:44:41 UTC

Posted by: Isabel Lopez
Student ID: 0329913

The Tamil Indians first arrived on the Malay Peninsula in the 15th century and were successful as textile and spice merchants and only a small minority survived.

They have adopted many Malay customs over the years, including the Malay language, food, and dress.At first, Tamil laborers from Tamil Nadu were brought in to build roads and railways or to work on tea plantations. Later on, they were recruited to work in the rubber and palm oil industries.

Today, Tamil Indians comprise six and one half percent of the Malaysia population and four percent of the Singapore population. Some Tamils are professionals, but the majority have remained manual laborers. Tamils often speak three to four dialects, cook a variety of curries, wear vibrantly colored materials, and have a lively culture.

The Tamil Indians of Malaysia participate in many Hindu festivals, rituals, and ceremonies. However, there is one festival that has been uniquely adapted in Malaysia and Singapore - Thaipusam. The Festival is held in honor of Lord Murugan (Hindu deity, the son of Shiva). Thaipusam is a time of purification and atonement, where devotees by the thousands fulfill their vows made to the deities for prayers answered.

Extracted from: https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18211/MY

Tamils

2018-10-05 07:18:57 UTC

Posted by : Jessi Christy
Student ID : 0332974

The place that is known for Tamil discourse and individuals was in antiquated occasions governed by three renowned lines of lord, the Chera, Chola, and Pandiya. . The land led by them was called Chera Nadu (Chera nation), Chola Nadu (Chola nation), and Pandiya Nadu (Pandiaya nation) individually.

Tamils are of Dravidian starting point. Numerous students of history guarantee that the Dravidians, previously the beginning of the historical backdrop of the Tamils, were spread all over India. For different reason they split into little gatherings. Subsequently, the first dialect additionally split into various dialects. Tamil is found to have held around 80 for every penny of the highlights of the first Dravidian dialect.

BRIEF HISTORY Indian migration to Malaysia

The colonial period was the point at which the British were building up the economy of the states in British Malaya, expanding their income generally through ranches, mining, and developments. They likewise required laborers to fill in positions for the support of transportation lines including streets and railroads.

Then, by mid nineteenth century, the British domain had extended its authority over all of pre-autonomy India, which include India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Indian laborers were effortlessly available and they were selected to work in British Malaya, prompting what is likely the biggest Indian movement to Malaysia.

There was an expanded need to fill these situations with settlers and South Indian worker, particularly Tamils and Telugus were favored by the Colonial bosses, as their wage rates were lower and they functioned admirably under supervision.

To put it plainly, they were anything but difficult to keep up and exceptionally available.

The English additionally enrolled North Indians to top off positions in the police power and security administrations, while the Malayalees and Jaffna Tamils were for the most part utilized in administrative and common administration.

Malaysia's Orang Asli & Native Community

2019-01-19 16:07:42 UTC

Posted by- KIM YOUJIN
Student ID-0335307

The indigenous people of Malaysia are some of the oldest inhabitants of the land. Their historically-rich, mysterious lifestyles, and cultures have been the subject of fascination to many.
From the more popular Orang Asli, Iban, and Dusun community, to the lesser known Lun Bawang people, they are usually just referred to as 'dan lain-lain' (others).
The indigenous community in Malaysia is mainly divided by the Orang Asli who are native to Peninsular Malaysia, and the other native tribes that live in Sabah and Sarawak.

There are about 3,652,096 indigenous people in Malaysia and they make up 11.8% of the local population.
The literal translation of the Malay term 'Orang Asli' is 'original people'. The Orang Asli are generally classified under three main groups - Negrito (Semang), Senoi, and Proto-Malay (aboriginal Malay), with about 18 ethnic groups under them, collectively.
Bateq, Jahai, Kensiu, Kintaq, Lanoh, and Mendriq are some of the ethnic groups under Negrito Orang Asli, while the Senoi group is made up of a few other ethnic divisions including the Mah Meri, Jah Hut, Chewong, Temiar, Semai, and Semaq Beri people. As for the Proto-Malay group, there's Orang Kanaq, Orang Kuala, Orang Seletar, Semelai, Jakun, Temoq, and the Temuan people.

Altogether, there are about 205,000 Orang Asli living in various parts of Peninsular Malaysia now, representing about 0.84% of the national population.

The Iban Tribe

2019-01-21 04:46:26 UTC

By: Fathimath Siba Saeed
Student ID: 0336333

The Iban who are warriors of the 19th and early 20th centuries, are originated from the Kapuas River region in what is now a part of northern Indonesia . The traditional Iban territory in Sarawak spans the hilly southwestern interior of the state. Iban who still live in rural regions usually cultivate rice through shifting agriculture, whereby fields are cleared, planted for a short period, and then abandoned for several years to allow the soil to regenerate. The Iban language is related to, but distinct from, Malay.

Orang Asli

naahyrasheed — 2019-01-21 17:31:45 UTC

By: Naahy Mohamed Rasheed
Student ID: 0335701

The Orang Asli (original people) are Malaysia's oldest indigenous group. In 2000, the Orang Asli only constituted of 0.5% of the population.

There are 18 Orang Asli tribes categorised into 3 main groups based on language and customs. They are the Semang or Negrito, Senoi, and Proto-Malay.

Majority of the Orang Asli live either in or close to forests for ease in rice cultivation, or they live near coasts and fish. About 70% of the people practice animist religions, where they believe in the presence of spirits in various objects.

Chinese

2019-01-23 04:51:13 UTC

Posted by: Pao Chan
Student ID: 0330567

Chinese people made up of 23.4% of Malaysia's population. Most of these Chinese people are from Hokkien or Kwantung or Guangdong in China.

The states with most Chinese are: Penang, Kuala Kumpur and Johor.

Minangkabau

2019-01-23 07:46:38 UTC

By: Hinako Tsutsui
Student ID: 0335750

Minangkabau people group indigenous to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra , Indonesia. The Minangkabau language is a member of the Austronesian language family, and is closest to the Malay language , though when the two languages split from a common ancestor and the precise historical relationship between Malay and Minangkabau culture is not known.

About 300 thousand Minangkabau people live in Malaysia, especially PENINSULAR MALAYSIA.

Punjabi

2019-01-23 13:07:41 UTC

By: Yves Amadeus Eugene
Student ID: 0336316

The Punjabi People are found mostly in the Northern India region, along with Pakistan. Belonging to the Indo-Aryan race, they overwhelm other ethnic Indians and Pakistanis by their sheer population of 88 million. About 20 million of that total live in Punjab, India, while 68 million are in Pakistani Punjab. They cover about 10 Million diasporic population all over the world, including Malaysia. As a people, they are industrious, loud, and full of humor.
According to Amarjit Kaur as of 1993 there were 60, 000 Punjabis in Malaysia.

Iban

leylazilber — 2019-01-23 13:52:39 UTC

By: Leyla Zilber
Student ID: 0331969

The Ibans ( Or also known as Sea Dayaks) are natives of Borneo and are a branch of the Dayaks. Most of them live in East Malaysia in Sarawak and they have different tribe names depending which geographical region they live in.

Ibans are most well known for being exceptional headhunters and had a thrilling reputation for being a warrior tribe. After colonisation, most headhunting practices and taking over enemy land had slowed down though their main customs and language stayed. They stay in longhouses and, of course, they speak Iban. In the past, most of them worshipped spirits and various gods, most having to do with nature; but nowadays, only some stick to these old ways.

Orang Asli Children

2019-01-26 11:29:09 UTC

By: Mohamed Kamal (0334185)

In the photo below we can see a bunch of orang asli children from the Temiar tribe.

Source: New Straits Times

Orang Asli

zoha0409 — 2019-01-26 11:29:25 UTC

by: Labiba Zoha
student ID: 0337180
The three main populations in Malaysia; Malay, Chinese and Indians. The cultures live in harmony.
The Orang Asli also known as the original inhabitants are Malaysia's oldest indigenous group. There are 60000 Orang Asli left, of whom 60% live in the jungle and 40% in inhabited areas. The Orang Asli can be subdivided in three groups: the Senoi, the Proto-Malay and the Negrito. Among these subgroups are many differences. They immigrated into Malaysia about 10000 years ago. Their ancestors were hunters and lived in caves. The majority of the Senoi live in the Cameron highlands.

Bidayuh

2019-01-26 14:42:55 UTC

Mohamed Inaz (0330719

They were the main inhabitants of the Southern Region of Sarawak. They are mostly known for their hospitality and even more famous for their rice wine.

Orang Asil

2019-01-26 15:13:27 UTC

Ahhaesa Kang(0337305)

Orang Asli
original people, natural people or aboriginal people in a Malay are the indigenous people and the oldest inhabitants of Penisurar Malaysia. Officially, there are 18 Orang Asli tribes, categorised under three main groups according to their different languages and customs:

Semang (or Negrito), generally confined to the northern portion of the peninsula.
Senoi, residing in the central region.
Proto-Malay (or Aboriginal Malay), in the southern region.

There is an Orang Asli museum in Melaka, and also in Gombak, about 25 km north of Kuala Lumpur.

Tamil

2019-01-26 16:26:24 UTC

By: Isabel Tanyaradzwa Nziradzemhuka
Student ID: 0334315

The Tamil are currently part of the inhabitants Peninsular Malaysia. Tamil Malaysians, are people of full or partial Tamil descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia from Tamil Nadu in South East India and the Tamil regions of northern Sri Lanka. Their total population is approximately 1,897,000 making up more than 90% of Malaysian Indians. Relations between Tamils and Malaysia have existed for more than 2000 years. Most immigrants where from the time of British colonial era whereby Britain facilitated the migration of Indian workers to work in plantations. Since 1970 many of the Malaysian Tamils are now blue collar and white collar workers but the majority still remain as workers in the plantation sector.

Orang Asli

leerobin22 — 2019-01-27 05:23:10 UTC

By: Robin Lee
Student ID: 0334535

In Malaysia, there are 3 main inhabitant and the oldest one is Orang Asli, they were the native people of Malaysia. There is many Orang Asli tribes but was categorized into 3 main groups according to culture and language: Semang, Senoi, Proto-Malay.

Tamil

2019-01-27 06:14:54 UTC

By: Mahima Bakhtani
ID: 0330704

One of the main inhabitant groups of Malaysia are the Indians, which are further divided by regional diaspora as India is a vast nation with several different sub-cultures.

Within Malaysia, there are two main sects of the Indian diaspora that make up a large percentage of the Malaysian population: Tamilians & Punjabis.

Tamilians make up for the larger percentage of the Malaysian-Indian population and are one of the three main races that reside within Malaysia.

Originating from the dravidian Indian descent from the southern region of India, namely, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Indians were first brought to Malaysia by the British as plantation workers and man-power. Today, many Tamilians inhabit specific areas within the country, most notable - Brickfields or little India, where the population has made a tight knit community for themselves with festivities and self-owned Indian businesses that cater to their niche needs.

Tamil Indians speak Tamil and often, Hindi (Indian National Language), consume Tollywood media (tamil Indian cinema and TV) and most notably, celebrate the festivals Deepavali/Diwali and Thaipussam/Ponggal with grandeur.

Orang Asli

2019-01-27 06:54:10 UTC

Erica Wiliem Sanjaya (0334372)

Orang asli are the indigenous people iof Peninsular Malaysia. Orang asli is divided into 3 main groups based on their language and culture which are Semang or Negrito, Senoi, and Proto- Malay or the Aboriginal Malay. They exist in different region of the Peninsular Malaysia.

Penan

2019-01-27 12:48:24 UTC

Thomas Rooks
Student ID: 0335525

The Penan are an ethnic group that primarily live in Sarawak, but also live in certain areas of Kalimantan and Brunei. They are nomadic forest hunters, and their name roughly translates to "to gather/to collect".

There are two main groups that the Penan recognise, the East Penan/West Penan - who are separated by the Baram River. The total population of these groups is around 15,000; with less than 1,000 living a totally nomadic lifestyle.

Since the 1990's many of the Penan's no longer practice nomadism exclusively, but have settled in river villages where they can farm rice, bananas, and tapioca.

The Penan rain forest has been disturbed by logging roads that has resulted in the loss of food sources, and rattan palms that were use to make mats and baskets.

Punjabi

2019-04-30 13:05:57 UTC

Ali Najah 0334580
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language with more than 100 million native speakers around the world and especially in the Indian subcontinent. It is the native language of the Punjabi people, an ethnic group of the cultural region called the Punjab. Most of the punjabi people belong to the Northern India region, along with Pakistan. About 60,000 Punjabis live in Malaysia. About 20 million of that total live in Punjab, India, while 68 million are in Pakistani Punjab.

Telegu

2019-05-02 13:49:35 UTC

By: Hawwa Mohamed Saeed
Student ID: 0335702
The Telugu Malaysians or Malaysian Telugus, consists of people of full or partial Telugu descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. Most of Malaysian Telugus today are 4th or 5th generation who migrated during the colonial period. While most of current Malaysian Telugu ancestors originated from what is now Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (then known as Madras state), substantial number of them originated from area of Orissa and Bengal state. While most Telugu's come to Malaysia as laborers, some were professionals and traders who arrived as refugees. In 1930's anti Indian riots in Burma results in large number of ethnic Telugu's fleeing from Burma either back to India, Thailand or Malaya. Another wave of Telugu migration from Burma occurs during world war two, when Japanese invaded Burma.

Minangkabau

2019-05-03 01:20:40 UTC

Collins Uchendu Ojuwu
Student ID: 0331803

The Minangkabau, Malay Urang Padang (“People of the Plains”), are the largest ethnic group on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, whose traditional homeland is the west-central highlands. The Minangkabau have extensive terraced fields and garden plots in which they raise irrigated rice, tobacco, and cinnamon, as well as fruits and vegetables. Their crafts include wood carving, metalworking, and weaving. Their language, closely resembling Malay, belongs to the Austronesian language family. In the early 21st century they numbered approximately eight million. Although Muslim, the Minangkabau are matrilineal, tracing descent and inheritance through the female line. Traditionally, a married couple stayed in the house of the wife’s maternal relatives; the husband, however, was considered a guest who visited his wife at night.

The domestic unit was traditionally the rumah gadang (“big house”; community house), which was under the control of a head woman, her sisters, their daughters, and their female children. Boys lived in the house until they were circumcized, after which they resided in the local mosque until they were married. The community house was a large rectangular structure, raised high above the ground, with a saddle-shaped roof. A main room occupied much of the structure. Adjoining it were the living compartments, each occupied by a woman, her children, and her husband.

Members of several community houses made up the suku (clan), which was an exogamous entity; that is, marriage between clan members was not allowed. Several clans made up the negari, the largest unit of government, roughly equivalent in size to a village, which was administered by a council. Since World War II the traditional kinship structure has declined in importance, and many nuclear families have left the village to establish their own households. Some of the kin-group land has become the personal property of these households.

Some Minangkabau migrated to Malaya (now Peninsular Malaysia) in the late 19th century and formed a confederation of small states that came to be known as Negri Sembilan (Nine States). Minangkabau tribesmen, who closely resembled the peninsular Malay, left Sumatra to seek greater economic opportunity across the Strait of Malacca. Rapid expansion of Malayan tin mining after 1850 lured increasing numbers of Minangkabau as miners or as petty merchants. The immigrants secured transit to Malaya by selling property or receiving assisted passage in return for contract mine labour. By the beginning of the 20th century, however, capital-intensive mining displaced Minangkabau miners, who then shifted to agricultural pursuits in interior river valleys. Land was plentiful, and the Minangkabau frequently gained title to land by clearing, planting, and living on it. Malay sultans raised no objections to these linguistically Malay immigrants, who partially offset the influx of Chinese labourers. Minangkabau immigrants became successful smallholder farmers, and they ultimately came to control much of the retail trade in the Malay Peninsula.

Iban Tribe

2019-05-03 06:30:24 UTC

Fathimath Hamsau Ahmed
0334395
They are a branch of the Dayaks known in Borneo and are mostly concentrated in Sarawak although they are also found in some parts of western Malaysia as well. They were known for being strong and feared headhunters before the British arrived.
They speak the Iban language and live in longhouses called rumah penjai. As with globalisation most of these people now live with the modern day facilities and amenities and the younger Ibans are found in urban areas.
Their headhunting and piracy days are over along with the British Colonisation during which the Ibans were known as Sea Dayaks.
Prior to the British Colonial they were animists but today, majority of them are practising Christians and some of them Muslims.

Lun Bawang

2019-09-24 08:57:09 UTC

Nadya Fortuna Winarto
0336076
BH18

The Lun Bawang (formerly known as Trusan Murut or Southern Murut) is an ethnic group found in Central Northern Borneo. They are indigenous to the highlands of North Kalimantan (Kraya, Malinau, Mentarang, and Long Bawan), Brunei (Temburong District), southwest of Sabah (Interior Division) and northern region of Sarawak (Limbang Division).

In the Malaysian state of Sarawak, the Lun Bawang (through the term Murut) are officially recognised by the Constitution as native of Sarawak and are categorised under the Orang people; whilst in the neighbouring state of Sabah and Krayan Highland in Kalimantan, they are sometimes named Lundayeh or Lun Daye. There are also other alternative names such as Lun Lod, Lun Baa' and Lun Tana Luun.

Lun Bawang people are traditionally agriculturalists and practise animal husbandry such as rearing sultry, pigs, and buffaloes. Lun Bawangs are also known to be hunters and fisherman. The Lun Bawangs called their language Buri Lun Bawang or Buri tau, ''our language'' .

Jah Hut

2019-09-24 09:09:01 UTC

Felicia Ciu
0335414
BH18

The Jah Hut (Jah and Hut are two separate words meaning "people" and "no") are one of the nineteen original Orang Asli people groups of Peninsular Malaysia. The government classifies them under the Senoi subgroup. Jah Hut villages are located in the foothills of the Jerantut and Temerloh districts of Pahang, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan.

In the past, the Jah Hut people collected rattan and resin from the jungle to sell to outsiders. Like the Mah Meri, they were also known for their fine woodcarving skills. They depended on the forest for building and craft materials - such as poles, bamboo, and thatch for houses and straw or fiber for mats. They used to have a profitable woodcarving industry. However, with the effect of constant relocation and outside parties seizing their land and forests, this rural population is left without a subsistence base. Lacking land, trees, or forest produce, the only thing they have to generate income is their labor. Today, they have few job options. With limited education and skills, they are generally engaged in the lowest of jobs with little prospect for job improvement or job satisfaction. Ironically, the most readily available jobs for them are in the very industries that displaced them: logging and various plantations. The Jah Hut are a group of unskilled workers scrounging these days for a living in Malaysian society. They usually work on a contract basis or as pieceworkers rather than as salaried employees. Thus, their employment is sporadic, unreliable, and often takes the workers far from home. Because they have little control over the conditions of their employment - they must take what they can get - they are often cheated out of portions of their earnings. On the surface they seem to have an increase in the level of cash income. This observation, however, does not take into account the destruction of the free traditional economies in the forest that benefited them in the past.

Their main festival is the "Day of the Spirits" where offerings are made to the spirits to avoid ill fortune. The Jah Hut puyang (witchdoctors) and pawang (magicians) play important roles in healing sicknesses and dealing with spiritual matters. The Jah Hut custom requires all young boys to be circumcised as a rite of adulthood. They are one of the non-Muslim Orang Asli people groups who practice circumcision. The circumcision functions not only as an ethnic marker but also as a way of uniting the community for a large feast and, if the family can afford it, a drinking party afterward. It is also an opportunity to display wealth and status.

The Jah Hut people do not place much value on education and skill development. They depend on the forest for income. Developers are taking away land, trees and forest produce and labor seems to be the only source of income for some Jah Hut. Pray that the Creator will call out believers to help meet the physical need of the Jah Hut. Since the Jah Hut have a fairly high percentage of believers compared to many of the other Orang Asli groups, pray for Jah Hut believers to serve as ambassadors to other villages.

Iban

2019-09-25 14:48:20 UTC

Dong Chen
0333558
BH18

The Iban is a branch of the Aboriginal Daya in Borneo. During the British colonial period, the Ibans were known as the Daya or Haida in the sea. In Malaysia, most of the Iban people live in Sarawak's Oman, Muzhong and Coronation provinces in Sarawak, and a small number of them live in Sabah, and a few migrate to the peninsula of Malaysia.
The Ibans were originally headhunters used to expel demons; but since the Europeans arrived and slowly colonized, they are no longer headhunting, but other ethnic practices continue, such as eating salted and marinated foods. And continue to use Iban. The Iban population is mainly concentrated in Sarawak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Brunei. They live in a longhouse called Rumah Panjang.
Today, most Iban longhouses are equipped with modern facilities such as power supply, water supply, and other facilities, roads covered with asphalt, telephone lines, and the Internet. The young Ibans are mainly located in urban areas and return to visit their hometown during the holidays. The Ibans are becoming increasingly urbanized today, while still retaining most of their traditional heritage and culture.

Bidayuh

2019-09-26 11:31:48 UTC

Widiawaty
0336075 / BC 18
Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, that are broadly similar in language and culture. In Sarawak there are generally said to be three main linguistic groupings (Biatah language; Singai-Jagoi; Bukar Sadong language. The great majority of Bidayuh are now Christians, majority of them being Roman Catholic. The long term settlement of the Bidayuh tribe is usually located deep in the interior and highlands. This is for security purposes that is difficult to detect by the enemy. The Bidayuh longhouse structure is not much different from the longhouse structure of the Iban community in Sarawak. The roof of the Bidayuh longhouse is made of rumbia or sago roof, while the walls are of bamboo. The platform or floor of the longhouse is made of boards or bamboo while its mast is made of wood. The longhouse of the Bidayuh community is divided into 3 parts, namely main room, awah and tanju.

In addition, the traditional Bidayuh costume set for women comprises the short-sleeved or sleeveless blouse, ‘jomuh’ (skirt), and matching accessories such as the ‘selapai’ (sash), ‘pangiah’ (bead necklace), ‘porik’ (copper/ metal belt) and ‘sipiah’ (headgear). The men wear a ‘tawuop’ or ‘tahup’ (long loin- cloth wrapped around the body with one end hanging down in front and the other at the back), the ” burang sumba” (headgear) and occasionally the “kima” (armlets). The Bidayuh also have a musical heritage consisting of various types of Agung ensembles composed of large hanging, suspended or held, bossed/knobbed gongs which act as drone without any accompanying melodic instrument.

2019-09-26 17:02:12 UTC

Wang Boshao 0332154 BH18

2019-10-02 12:01:47 UTC

Malaysian Chinese are now more than 7 million, the second largest ethnic group in Malaysia, second only to the Malays and more than one and a half times the number of Indians. The Chinese population accounts for a large proportion of certain cities (such as Johor Bahru, Penang, Ipoh, Klang, Malacca, Kuching, Sibu), and some are more than half.

The main ancestral homes of Malaysian Chinese include: Fujian (about 40% of Malaysian Chinese belong to Fujian, accounting for the largest number, including Quanzhou, Xinghua, Jidong and Hakka), Guangdong (Guangfu, Chaoshan) , Hakka), Hainan (Hainan) and so on.

Murut

2019-10-03 10:48:05 UTC

Siti Kusuma Dewi
0336479
BH18

Murut is one of the largest indigenous groups in Sabah, it compromises of subgroups such as Baukan, Gana', Kalabakan, Okolod, Paluan, Sulangai, Serudung, Tagal, Timugon and the Beaufort and Keningau Murut. "Murut" means "hill people". They inhibit the interior and southeastern parts of Sabah and the territory straddling the Kalimantan and Sarawak borders. They are mostly shifting cultivators and hunters with some riverine fishing. Those of Murut origin speak 15 languages and 21 dialects. The language commonly used and understood by the large majority is Tanggal. Their language is also related to the Kadazandusun languages.

In their belief, a man can only get married after he has presented at least one head that he has hunted to the family of the desired girl. Heads also play a very important role in spiritual beliefs.
The essence of Murut tradition of feasts is distinctive. Through modernization, no more heads must be furnished for weddings but jars along with cloth, beads, gold and ivory bracelets have taken its place. All these dowry items will be proudly displayed at the ceremony.
The Murut keep the bodies of their deceased in a jar and place them in colorful and elaborately decorated grave-huts along with the deceased's belongings. The body will be placed in the foetal position inside the jar and a gong will be placed over the mouth of the jar to close it. However, this custom of burial is becoming rare with the availability of wooden coffins.

Orang Sungai

2019-10-03 11:23:46 UTC

Inggrid Theja
0336584
BH18

Sabah is a state of Malaysia that located on the northern portion of Borneo. Sabah has land border with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia Kalimantan region to the south. However, the Orang Sungai or known as “ River People” are a group that live around state of Sabah, Malaysia and one of Sabah’s officially recognized 32 ethnic group. The name of Orang Sungai itself came from the colonial British rule that they use for communities who live along Kinabatangan River. The population of Sabah was 2,449,389 in 2000 and 86,783 of them live in Kinabatangan. Hence, the majority of the Orang Sungai believe Islam as their religion and minority of them are Christian.

According to ancient belief, The Orang Sungai has their unique wedding custom that the bride and groom are prohibited from meeting each other until the time of wedding ceremony because they believe that it will bring bad luck if they meet before the wedding ceremony. However, during the wedding ceremony the bride's family members will be singing a song, which they believe it will chase away the bad luck.

Zheng Xin (0337035)BH18

2019-10-03 11:26:09 UTC

Ethnic Malays lives mainly in Malay Peninsula, eastern and Southern Sumatra, the coast of Borneo and southern Thailand. The vast majority are Muslim and speak the Indonesian language of the South Island family. In addition, the term Malay can also be used in a broad sense to refer to the entire South Island-speaking majority population of Malay Archipelago, or even the entire South Island-speaking population .The Malays are the Ethnic Malays, referring to the Malaysians, Indonesians, Thais, Singaporeans, Brunei and others who call themselves "Malays" . Most of them are descendants of the new Malays and are relatively developed socially, economically and culturally. Along with the historical development, these Malays also began to appear the difference, each has the national characteristic. Ethnic Malays accounts for 57 per cent of Malaysia's population, 67 per cent of Brunei's, 7.5 per cent of Indonesia's, 3.5 per cent of Thailand's and 13 per cent of Singapore's

Lanoh People (Orang Asli)

yessica2 — 2019-10-04 13:17:39 UTC

Yessica
0336043 / BC18

Al present, there 390 Lanoh people living in Malaysia. The majority of Lanoh live in the jungle as hunter-gatherer, but other Lanoh reside in urban areas where they are engaged in employment, largely on tapping rubber and oil palm estates. During the British Malaya, the Lanoh people were also regularly employed by British administrative officers as jungle rangers and porters, which suits to the lifestyle of the Lanoh people living in the jungle. Traditionally, the Lanoh people boil ketum roots and drink it to treat diabetes, and boiling Ataulfo (mango) roots to reduce high-blood pressure.
The Lanoh were once nomadic; a lifestyle that carried into open marriage practices where one man would marry a woman and have children, and then move on to another place and marry another woman and have children and continues to do so as they move from place to place. Lanoh women are also known to practice polyandry, a practice that is not much known to other Semang groups. But many of them now live in permanent villages in the Hulu Perak district of Perak State, near the Kelantan borders.

Orang Asli

2019-10-05 03:00:37 UTC

Kezia Stefania Mulyadi
0335410 / BH 18

Orang Asli is known as Native people in Malaysia. They are the oldest inhabitants in Peninsular Malaysia. and there are 18 Orang Asli tribes. And categorised to 3 main groups according languages and customs. firstly, Semand or Negrito, secondly is Senoi, thirdly is Proto-Malay.
Their religion are animism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism.

Bajau

2019-10-05 03:29:12 UTC

Anastasia Grace
0336100 / BH 18

The Bajau peoples commonly refer to themselves as Sama. The Bajau have traditionally been known as sea-nomads, involved in extensive maritime trading and dwelling in boat. In Sabah, there are two groups of Bajau, the West Coast Bajau, settled slightly inland along the western and northern coasts, and East Coast Bajau, settled along Sabah's east coast and particularly in Semporna. The traditional belief of the West Coast Bajau people is animistic in nature. The religion of Bajau people is Muslim. Although, there are several isolated West Coast Bajau people becoming Christians.

Bugis

2019-10-05 05:00:47 UTC

Davian Timothy S
0334435 / BH18

The Bugis people are acclaimed sea traders and legendary warriors from Indonesia. They first came to Malaysia in the 16th century and settled in various parts of Malaysia in the states of Johor, Selangor, and Pulau Pinang. Francis Light once called them "the best merchants" among the eastern islands. By the 1700s, they dominated Selangor's politics and economy and eventually established the Sultanate of Selangor; the current Sultan traces his roots back to the Bugis Empire. The 18th century has been called the "Age of the Bugis." There are several Bugis communities scattered along Sabah's southeast coast.

Telugu

aaronwirantha9 — 2019-10-05 06:59:22 UTC

Aaron Alexander
0335649
BH18
The Telugu of Malaysia have ancestral origins in Andhra Pradesh and neighboring states of South India. The Telugu who migrated to Malaysia were mostly farmers from the lower caste (a pattern of social classes in Hinduism). In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Telugu willingly signed on as indentured laborers with the estate supervisors from Malaysia and left their farms in Andhra Pradesh with hopes of gaining wealth and returning back to Indian one day.

Though work was hard on the rubber plantations, they found time to plant vegetables and raised animals to supplement their income. They lived simply and saved their money. As years passed many opted to stay in Malaysia and only traveled back to Andhra Pradesh to visit family members or find brides whom they brought back. They used their savings to set up small businesses that eventually brought them out of estate work. In the 1940s, many Telugu ventured back into the estates selling textiles, household items, and food from India.

Orang Asli

2019-10-05 14:23:30 UTC

Grace Octaviani Pangestu
0335276
BC18

Orang Asli or indigenous peoples are peoples with unique languages, knowledge systems and beliefs.

Indigenous peoples often have much in common with other neglected segments of societies, such as lack of political representation and participation, economic marginalization and poverty, lack of access to social services and discrimination.

Besides that, there is population problem in the community and among them often leads to the neglect of their health and of essential needs like proper clothing and nutritious foods for the whole family.

In Peninsular Malaysia, Orang Asli is separated into three main tribal groups includes Semang (Negrito), Senoi and Proto Malay (Aboriginal Malay) and consists of 18 ethnics.

Bidayuh

2019-10-05 14:29:02 UTC

Asma Mohamed
0335970

Bidayu is collective name for several indigenous groups found in the Southern Sarawak, Malaysia and Northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the isand of Borneo. Bidayu means ‘inhabitants land’.

Bisaya Sarawak

2019-10-05 14:32:45 UTC

Aishath Naura
0335973

The Bisaya are an indigenous people of the north-west and the coast line of Borneo, Malaysia. Most of them live in Limbang division and Lawas district. Nowadays the Bisaya living in Sabah are Muslim, while the Bisaya living in Sarawak are mostly Christian.

Iban

2019-10-05 14:47:05 UTC

Aishath Afna Abdhulla
0338113

The Ibans are known as Sea Dayaks. The Iban population is concentrated in Sarawak, Brunei, and in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. However, we can find most Ibans located in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. They were known for being strong and feared headhunters before the British arrived. The Ibans use Iban language as a form of communication.

Orang Asli

kch305088 — 2019-10-06 11:30:45 UTC

Kim Chan Hee
0334532
The Orang Asli (First People) were first known as Negritos, who were the original inhabitants of West Malaysia, as with much of Southeast Asia. Where some 3500 direct descendants of these people gathered and live in small family groups, in hard to reach forested areas. Together with the Senoi people, who are descended from later of Mongoloid settlers, and Aboriginal Malays, who despite their name are genetically distinct from Modern Malaysia, make up the todays Orang Asli of West Malaysia.

Murut

2019-10-10 00:22:54 UTC

Aishath Nafha Rasheed
0336147

The Malay term orang laut literally means "sea peoples". The Orang Laut live and travel in their boats on the sea. The Orang Laut are several seafaring ethnic groups and tribes living around Singapore & Peninsula Malaysia. The Orang Laut are commonly identified as Malay origin people living on coastal islands. Historically, the Orang Laut played major roles in Srivijaya, the Sultunate of Melacca, and the Sultunate of Johor. They patrolled the adjacent sea areas, repelling real pirates, directing traders to their employers' ports and maintaining those ports' dominance in the area.

Senoi

2020-01-15 03:42:17 UTC

Tania Afandy
0336088 / BE18

Senoi are a part of Orang Asli or the Indigenous people from Peninsular Malaysia. They are usually found in the center of Peninsular Malaysia. “Senoi” means “human being” or “person”, long time ago the Senoi were called “saki” which means “slave” because they were often captured as slaves by the Malaysians. Nowadays, majority of them live in the Cameron Highlands and do handcrafts for tourist market and plantations.

The senoi are often called “The Dream People” because dreams were very important in their life and they often discuss their dreams they had at night. They are taught to confront and conquer their dream if there is danger in it. They often take dreams more seriously than we do.

Orang Asli

2020-01-16 13:09:48 UTC

Michael Tan
0340809

Orang Asli are the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. Living in the interior, they bartered inland products such as feathers for salt, cloth, and tools. Orang Asli living in remote forest areas engaged in some trading with the Malays, with jungle produce being exchanged for salt, knives and metal axe-heads. Orang Asli are traditionally animists, where they believe in the presence of spirits in various objects.

Punjabi

2020-01-17 08:53:38 UTC

Andy Kwet Man Ng Choy Hing
0337499

The term Punjabi can be used to refer to people that natively speak the Punjabi language as well as those who lives in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The British brought them to Malaysia as political prisoners around the 19th century where most of them worked in the law enforcement services. In the present day, out of the estimated two million Indians in Malaysia, approximately ninety thousand are of Punjabi origins. While the majority follows the Muslim's religion, the remaining are still Hindus. Additionally, most Malaysians interchangeably use the term 'Sikh' and 'Punjabi'.

Orang Asli

2020-01-18 09:07:17 UTC

Hinase Yamashita
0340424

Orang Asli are known as indigenous people and the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. Orang Asli means "Aborigine" in Malay language. They have 18 tribes which is categorised according to their languages or customs.

Orang asli

2020-01-18 09:47:52 UTC

Naomi Ranita
(0340984)

Orang asli are natives of peninsular malaysia. They are the oldest inhabitants there. They kept to themselves until the first traders from India arrived in the first millennium CE. Some of them live in isolation while the others have engaged with the rest of the people in malaysia. They are originally animists, where they believe in the presence of spirits in various objects. But nowadays a lot of them have embraced monotheistic religions.

Orang Asli

2020-01-20 02:07:20 UTC

Alicia Veren Tagara
0339959

Orang Asli are natives or aborginial people of Malaysia. They are divided into three main groups according to their custom and language; Semang, Senoi, and Proto-Malay.

Minangkabau

2020-01-24 01:22:43 UTC

Ryyan abdelrahman
0336365

The Minangkabau, or Minang, comprise a majority of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. As descendants from the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra, Indonesia, the Minang of Malaysia have a distinct culture and their own royal line that dates back several centuries. The Minang speak the national language of Malaysia, but they have their own dialect that reflects lingual roots in the language of their Indonesian heritage. Within Malaysia, the Minang refer to themselves as Orang Negeri or person from Negeri.

Bajau/Sama

2020-01-24 08:39:19 UTC

Nafha Abbas
0337449

From the indigenous people in Malaysia, the region of Sabah has a sub ethnic group called the Bajau people, also known as Sama people. They are also sometimes referred to as Sea Gypsies or Sea Nomads as their lifestyle is tightly woven with the sea. In Sabah, the Bajau are well known for their skills in horsemanship.
They have a population of around 436,672 in Malaysia. They are an Austronesian ethnic group with their origins in southern Philippines.

noppan0411 — 2020-01-28 12:16:15 UTC

Banjar

Nonoko Doi
0339815

There is an ethnic group called Banjar, who are originally from South Kalimantan in Indonesia. They are often divided into 3 groups, Malays, Dayaks, and Javanese, based on their local areas. They have and developed their language, Barjar language, and it is basically similar to Malay from Sumatra Island. Also, some words are taken from Javanese and the native Dayaks.

Orang Asli

2020-01-29 07:43:43 UTC

Josephine Nadia Suwignyo
0339926

The natives and the oldest inhabitants in Peninsular Malaysia are Orang Asli. There are 18 recognized Orang Asli communities identified by their various languages and traditions in three main groups: Semang (or Negrito) which is usually restricted to the northern part of the mainland, Senoi, a central region native, and Proto-Malay in the southern region.
The Semang and Senoi using Austroasiatic speaking, and Proto-Malay using an Austronesian speaking.

Orang Ulu

2020-01-29 08:12:19 UTC

William
0339924

Orang Ulu are combined 27 small ethnically diverse tribal group that inhabited northeastern Sarawak, East Malaysia. It is not a legal term and it is popularized through OUNA (Orang Ulu National Association), formed in 1969. They are well known for their detailed tattoos, weaving and other crafts. Their unique music produced from sapeh, boat-shaped lute, is also combined with their traditional dance, Kanjet.

Orang Iban

2020-01-29 08:12:55 UTC

By: Evita Aurelia
0339986
The Iban community is a branch of the Dayak people of Kalimantan. The ancestors of the Iban origin came from the Yunnan region of China where they emigrated to Taiwan and to the Philippines and Indonesia. In Malaysia, most are in Sarawak, some in Sabah and some in western Malaysia. They were formerly known during the colonial era by the British as an ethnic Dayak Laut. Iban is well-known for practicing the development of head hunting (or in the Ngayau iban language) and tribal clans and possessing complex wealth such as powerful clans and victorious at war in ancient times.

Semang (Negrito)

2020-01-29 13:39:50 UTC

Fathmath Insha Ahmed
0335644

The term “Orang Asli” means “original people” in Bahasa Melayu, however it is not a homogenous term. Semang is a subethnic group under Negrito, one of the main ethnic groups of the Orang Asli. They are known to be the earliest Orang Asli tribes in Peninsular Malaysia, tracing back to 25,000 years (Masron, Fujimaki & Ismail, n.d.). The Semang are hunter-gatherers who reside in lowland rainforests in the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia and can be found in Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, Kedah and Pahang (Hays, 2019 & Masron, et al., n.d.). They are further divided into 8 groups, making a total of only about 2,000 in population (Hays, 2019). Their language falls under the Aslian Branch of the Austroasiatic group with influences from Mon-khmer languages such as Vietnamese, and Munda languages of India (Masron, et al., n.d.).

Semang have a complex understanding of religion and beliefs that may vary from group to group and even between individuals (Hays, 2019 & Masron, et al., n.d.). They are known to be spiritual and animistic beings who believe in the supernatural and often involve animistic symbolism in major life events such as birth of life and death (Masron, et al., n.d.). They have Shamans or “Hala” who practice magic, fortune telling and healing through herbal medicine (Hays, 2019 & Masron, et al., n.d.).

As the Semang are one of the least populated main sub-ethnic groups of the Orang Asli, they are in danger of extinction (Masron, et al., n.d.).

Orang Iban

2020-01-30 13:40:27 UTC

Punjabi

2020-02-05 09:00:27 UTC

Varsha Joseph
0341533

Punjabis arrived in Malaysia as political prisoners in the nineteenth century.There are approximately 90,000 Punjabis in Malaysia. Malaysian Punjabi families usually speak Bahasa and Punjabi .Their written language is known as Gurmukhi. Punjabi are originally from the Punjab region of North India and Pakistan. Punjabis come from three distinct religious
groups: Sikh, Muslim and Hindu.
Punjabi Sikhs believe in one god who cannot take human form. They meditate, do charitable work and
community service. Fundamental to Sikhism is living a truthful life.
Muslim Sikhs believe in Islam’s acceptance of the supreme power of one God. Muslims subscribe to the
five pillars of Islam; shahad (witness), salat (prayer), zakat (alms), sawm (fasting) and the hajj (pilgrimage).
Hindu Sikhs abide by the vedas, the sacred Hindu scriptures. Hindus believe in reincarnation and karma;
the endless cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth.
The staple diet of Punjabis is cereal such as wheat, corn or millet, vegetables, lentils and milk products.
Goat meat is eaten on special occasions. Roti (flat bread) and dhal (made from lentils) are usually eaten
daily

Minangkabau People

2020-02-06 09:05:11 UTC

Aileen Ivena
0340163

Minangkabau people also known as Minang, are an ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra , Indonesia. The Minangkabau's West Sumatran homelands was the seat of the Pagaruyung Kingdom. Minangkabau are ethnic majority in West Sumatra (Indonesia) and Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia). Minangkabau are also recognised minority in other parts of Indonesia as well as Malaysia , Singapore and the Netherlands.

Orang Asli

2020-02-06 09:45:17 UTC

Iman Aqilah
0340933

Orang Asli, also known as indigenous people is a term which means original peoples in Malay who are widely regarded as comprising peninsular Malaysia's original inhabitants. They were generally divided into 3 groupings which are Semang also known as Negrito, Senoi and Proto-Malay.
They have a unique language, knowledge and different beliefs whereby they have their own way of development, preference and vision. The Negrito and Senoi speak related languages which is Aslian, whereas the ancestors of the Proto-Malay speak in Malay. The Orang Asli live in forests as most of them were involved in rice cultivation and traditional hunting and gathering activities.

Orang Asli

2020-02-06 11:42:03 UTC

Hansini Vishindas Ramchandani
0338655

Orang Asli are the most established occupants of Peninsular Malaysia. They are the native and local people of Malaysia.

Orang Asli lives in remote timberland zones occupied with some exchanging with the Malays, with wilderness produce being traded for salt, blades and metal hatchet heads. There was additionally proof of exchange blowpipes and blowpipe-bamboo among specific clans. It has additionally been demonstrated that the Orang Asli have played a huge role in the Malay Peninsula's financial history as authorities and essential merchants as ahead of schedule as the fifth Century A.D. A mid nineteenth century report additionally recounts Negritos giving backwoods items as tribute to the Malay head of the waterway bowls they dwelled in.

They are divided into 3: Negrito, Proto-Malay and Senoi.The Negritos are the earliest inhabitants of Malay Peninsula.The division of Orang Asli into three classes isn't because of phonetic contrasts however it is simply sociological: semantically they isolate into two groups. They had different and unique languages, however they knew how to speak fluent Bahasa Melayu which is the official language of Malaysia.

Orang Asli are generally animists, where they have faith within the sight of spirits in different objects.Be that as it may, in the 21st century, a considerable lot of them have held onto monotheistic religions, for example, Islam and Christianity.

Orang Ulu

2020-02-08 05:48:54 UTC

Anne Elvira 0339985

Orang Ulu is Malaysian orang asli, means people of the interior in Malay, designated politically to grouo together roughly 27 quite small but ethnically diverse tribal groups in northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia with populations starting from less than 300 people to more than 25,000. Oeang Ulu is not a legal term, and no such racial group exists or listed in the Malaysian Constitution. The term was popularises by the Orang Ulu National Association (OUNA), which was formed in 1969.

Murut

2020-02-08 06:48:45 UTC

Methika Chandrasena 0338767

The third largest ethnic group in Sabah the Muruts make up about 3% of the state population.traditionally inhabiting the northern island designs of Borneo, they were the last of Sabah’s ethnic groups to renounce headhunting. Now they are mostly shifting cultivators of hill paddy and tapioca, supplementing their diet with blowpipe hunting and fishing.

Orang Ulu

vanessabeatrice9 — 2020-02-08 07:20:34 UTC

Vanessa Beatrice Tanuwijaya 0340156

Orang Ulu, also known as the upriver people, is an ethnic group in northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia. Statically, they are one of the largest group in Sarawak, making up to 44% of the population, in 1980. They are consisted of 6 tribes, the Kayans, Kenyahs, Kajangs, Lahanans, Sebobs/Chebobs, and the Punans. Most of them live in remote areas and villages beside the rivers. Their regulation of land use, resources, personal and religious matters is governed by the customary law. The majority of Orang Ulu are Christians, but there are some who still practice traditional beliefs. Orang Ulu is known to be very artistic, and it is shown from the longhouses, murals and woodcarving. They are also famous for, Sape (traditional guitar) making, weapon crafting, intricate bead-work, and tattooing.

Bidayuh

2020-02-08 09:21:22 UTC

Shera
0340648

Bidayuh is one of the indigenous inhabitants is the south Sarawak. They are the third largest indigenous community in Sarawak after the Iban and the Malay. Bidayuh originally came from the western part of Borneo in Indonesia. They migrated to Sarawak between 1,200 and 2,500 years ago, but some researchers believe the migration began in the mid-14th Century. The areas in Sarawak which they live are: Lundu, Bau, Penrissen, Padawan, Siburan and Serian. Each area has its own dialect. They are approximately 25 dialects are spoken. Most of they work in agriculture sector. Traditionally , Bidayuh are animist.However, at least 50% of the Bidayuh community have become into Christianity since the arrival of missionaries. The traditional Bidayuh costume for women called ‘jomuh’ While for the men it is called ‘tawuop’

The Bidayuh is well known for their ‘Ogong’ gong ensemble, gigantic drums and a unique bamboo percussion instrument known as the ‘pratuakn. Bidayuh people also celebrated Gawai Dayak, that held 1 June every year. It is a festival which mark the end of the paddy harvesting season and the beginning of the new planting season.

Orang Asli

2020-02-09 07:11:37 UTC

Rozah
0337818

Orang Asli are the indigenous people and the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia. Officially, there are 18 Orang Asli tribes, categorised under three main groups according to their different languages and customs:
1)Semang (or Negrito), generally confined to the northern portion of the peninsula.
2)Senoi, residing in the central region.
3)Proto-Malay (or Aboriginal Malay), in the southern region.
The Semang and Senoi groups, being Austroasiatic-speaking, are the indigenous peoples of the Malay Peninsula. The Proto-Malays, who speak Austronesian languages, migrated to the area between 2500 and 1500 BC.

Iban

2020-02-13 08:33:15 UTC

The Ibans or Sea Dayaks are a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo, in South East Asia. Most Ibans are located in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is believed that the term "Iban" was originally an exonym used by the Kayans, who - when they initially came into contact with them - referred to the Sea Dayaks in the upper Rajang river region as the "Hivan".

Ibans were renowned for practising headhunting and territorial migration, and had a fearsome reputation as a strong and successful warring tribe. Since the arrival of Europeans and the subsequent colonisation of the area, headhunting gradually faded out of practice, although many other tribal customs and practices as well as the Iban language continue to thrive. The Iban population is concentrated in Sarawak, Brunei, and in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. They traditionally live in longhouses called rumah panjai or betang (trunk) in West Kalimantan.

2020-02-13 08:34:42 UTC

Tamil

gonglihaooo — 2020-02-15 07:51:41 UTC

Gong Lihao
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Into--Tamil is one of the nation from the subcontinent, recorded the history of almost two thousand years.

Location--Tamils distribute in southern India,the north-east Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji, Mauritius and south Africa.

Appearance--They own short stature, black skin, small, flat nose, thick lips, black, thick and curly hair.

Religion--Most tamils are Hindu, shiva and have a rigid caste system.A few people believe in Christianity.

Lifestyle--Tamils were skilled in architecture and bronze sculpture, as well as performing classical dances and folk operas, and played an important role in the cultural development of southern India, northern Sri Lanka and southeast Asia.They also made great achievements in navigation, mathematics and medicine.The economic level varies from place to place. Some are hunting, some are engaged in animal husbandry or fishing, and some are engaged in agriculture and rice cultivation.Men usually wear only a pair of pants two meters long.Some wore a small sheet or a collarless long-sleeved silk blouse.Women like to wear sarees with gold and silver lace.They eat rice as a staple food, like to eat spicy and sour food, coconut oil, meat and drink coffee.

Mandailing people

2020-02-15 12:49:35 UTC

Jeremy Arden
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they came from the northern section of Sumatra island in Indonesia, but they also can be found in the states of selangor and perak. they are closely related to angkola, one of the sub ethnic group consists of Batak people from
North Sumatra. it is reported that 98% of mandailing people are muslim because of the influence of kaum padri who ruled minangkabau.

Murut

2020-02-17 15:30:10 UTC

Sara Yamamoto
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Murut has a legacy of music composed of various types of Agun Ensemble.The ensemble, which consists of a large hanging, suspend, or held gong with bosses/nobs, functions as a drone without a melody instrument.
Murut also used bamboo as a musical instrument by composing songs using bamboo. An instrument like a tank (similar to a guitar string, except that it has only two strings) is made of wood. Tankan is usually played during leisure time.

ORANG ASLI

2020-02-19 14:31:59 UTC

Mariyam Hanan As-ad
0333738

The Orang Asli are the indigenious people of Peninsular Malaysia and are its oldest inhabitants. There are 18 official Orang Asli tribes. They speak Aslian languages and Aboriginal Malay languages. They practice the following religions mainly: Animism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and some also practice the belief of no religion.

Chinese

janicekwan1225 — 2020-09-16 16:44:29 UTC

Kwan Ho Yan Janice
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Melanau

2020-09-17 03:38:28 UTC

Mufida Qatrunnada 0339416

Murut People

2020-09-17 07:40:39 UTC

Murut people mostly live in the hilly southwestern uplands of northeastern Malaysia. They are the least numerous of the indigenous ethnic groups of Indonesian Borneo. They speak Austronesian language which can also be called Murut. Their traditional religion includes some elements of totemism.
According to the Murut culture values, one must respects another and always unite with family and relatives. One of traditional dances from Murut is called 'Mangalang' which was performed when the warriors return from a war. For many generations, catching fish, farming, and drinking rice wine are customary to the Muruts' lifestyle.

Orang Laut

2020-09-18 02:31:16 UTC

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Felita Anggono 0340798

Orang Laut is one of the inhabitants of Sabah, Malaysia. The term of this ethnic group, Orang Laut, literally means “sea people”. The Orang Laut are commonly identified as the Orang Seletar from the Straits of Johor, this ethnic group live and travel in their small houseboats on the sea. They sustain their living through fishing and collecting sea products. They collect their food by free diving to depths of more than 230 feet without using wet suits or flippers, and only using wooden goggles and spear guns of their own making. Sometimes, they rupture their own eardrums at an early age to make diving easier. Orang Laut rarely came ashore unless for trading supplies or to shelter from storms.

Historically, the Orang Laut played major roles in Srivijaya, the Sultanate of Malacca, and the Sultanate of Johor. They patrolled the adjacent sea areas, repelling real pirates, directing traders to their employers' ports, and maintaining those ports' dominance in the area^. In return, the ruler gave Orang Laut leaders prestigious titles and gifts. The modern outward spread of the Sama-Bajau from older inhabited areas seems to have been associated with the development of sea trade in sea cucumber (trepang).

Orang Laut or sea peoples speak some ten languages of the Sama–Bajau subgroup of the Western Malayo-Polynesian language family. Sinama is the most common name for these languages, but they are also called Bajau, especially in Malaysia. Most Orang Laut can speak multiple languages.

The ancient Orang Laut were animistic, and this is retained wholly or partially in some Sama-Bajau groups. The supreme deities in Orang Laut mythology are Umboh Tuhan (also known as Umboh Dilaut, the "Lord of the Sea") and his consort, Dayang Dayang Mangilai ("Lady of the Forest"). Umboh Tuhan is regarded as the creator deity who made humans equal with animals and plants. Like other animistic religions, they fundamentally divide the world into the physical and spiritual realms which coexist. Nowadays, among the modern coastal Orang Laut of Malaysia, most of them embrace Islam as their religion.

British administrators in Sabah classified the Orang Laut as "Bajau" and labelled them as such in their birth certificates. Thus, the Orang Laut in Malaysia may sometimes self-identify as "Bajau" or even "Malay" (though the preferred term is "Sama"), for political reasons. This is due to the government recognition of the Orang Laut as legally Bumiputera (indigenous native) under the name "Bajau".This ensures easy access to the special privileges granted to ethnic Malays.

Orang Asli

2020-09-18 07:04:48 UTC

Nicolas Sooria Sydow
0340429

The Orang Asli are a collective group of indigenous people consisting of 18 ethnic groups. However, they are usually distinguished into 3 distinctive groups; Negrito, Senoi and Proto-Malay. The Orang Asli also have their own languages, where some are similar to Malay. They are, for the most part, an animist believing group of people. Furthermore, they usually engage in traditional hunter-gatherer and agricultural activities.

Punan Bah Biau

farahhihabb1 — 2020-09-18 15:07:37 UTC

Farah Ehab Elsayed Mohamed Aly Abdou
0338371

Punan are a part of the Dayak group inhibiting parts of Borneo in Malaysia. They are an indiginous group with a population of around 1,200 people and , where the majority of them follow an ethnic religion (Bungan) and 16% of them follow Christianity.

They are an agriculturist community, as their tribe began from the Bah river. Their population if concentrated only in two divisions of Sarawak; Bintulu division (9th division) and Kapit division (7th division).

In Bintulu Division - Punan people can be found along the Kemena at Pandan and Jelalong river. In Kapit Division Punan traditional heartland - their longhouses can be found along the Rejang river stretching from Merit to lower Belaga areas.

Most of them still practice farming with rice as their major crop, however the newer generations have moved towards public and private sector jobs.

Chinese Ethnic

2020-09-20 09:21:56 UTC

Abdelhamid Lazergui (0343811)

The Chinese ethnic consists of several subethnicities such as Hokkien, Kwantung, Hakka, and Cantonese. The first time the Chinese people have stepped their feet in Malaysia was back in the 13^th century when they have come for trading and since then, they have settled in Malaysia, mostly in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Johor Bahru and they’ve become part of its society, economy, and educational system.

The Chinese culture is so rich and filled with festivals and beliefs, and the biggest and most important festival is the Chinese New Year. The festival occurs yearly every February and it considers as a public holiday in Malaysia to give families the chance to celebrate and gather for this occasion. The festival consists of the famous lion dance where 1-3 people are wearing a lion custom and dance while the other group members playing the drums, and the night is the most important part of the festival where the fireworks can be seen and heard all around the city.

Murut

2020-09-20 10:10:54 UTC

Yuho Kabe (0341941)

Murut people mostly live in the hills of Sabah and Brunei. They speak Keningau Murut. Murut means hills of the people.

Orang Asli

msimanaseem1985 — 2020-09-21 16:45:46 UTC

Muthasima Naseem (0342863)

Orang Asli is the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia, living from about 5000 years ago. The “Orang Asli” is a Malay term which means the “original peoples.” They comprise about 0.6% of the total population of the Peninsular Malaysia. Officially, there are 18 Orang Asli sub-ethnic groups, based on their languages and customs; Semang, Senoi, and Proto-Malay.

While majority of the Orang Asli live in or close to forests, many of them are into hill rice cultivation, traditional hunting or gathering activities.

About 70% practice traditional animist religions, tentatively 10% practice Christians & 15-20% are Muslims among the Orang Asli.

Iban

2020-09-22 04:14:25 UTC

Rodela Sherizad Ahsan (0344036)

the Iban are an indigenous group of people mostly in Sarawak and a dispora of them in Sabah. There is about 745,400 Ibans in Malaysia. The language spoken by the Ibans are the Iban Language also known as Jaku Iban. Their significant traditional festival is Hari Gawai. The common religion of the Ibans are Christianity.

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The Senoi

2022-01-19 09:26:14 UTC

Jessica Peggy Riekert
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The Senoi / Sengoi / Sng'oi are indigenous of the Malaysia Peninsular. Other indigenous groups are the Negrito and the Melayu Asli. Collectively these groups of indiginous people are known as Orang Asli (indigenous peoples). The division of these peoples into three ethnic groups was done by the British Colonizers.

The Senoi are the largest group of indigenous people, making about 54% of the indiginous peoples. They are made up of 6 tribes.

They live in the central region of the Malaysian Peninsular.

Source- _{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senoi#:~:text=The%20Senoi%20(also%20spelled%20Sengoi,widely%20distributed%20across%20the%20peninsula.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senoi#:~:text=The%20Senoi%20(also%20spelled%20Sengoi,widely%20distributed%20across%20the%20peninsula.}

Iban

3mmvr — 2022-01-19 10:20:14 UTC

Ammar Yassir Abdallah Daoud - 0351564

The Ibans are a subgroup of Borneo's Dayak people. During the colonial period, the British referred to them as Sea Dayaks. The majority of Ibans live in Sarawak, with a minor number in Sabah and a few in west Malaysia. Headhunting and territorial expansion were popular among the Ibans.

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2022-01-22 19:14:09 UTC

Melanau or A-Likou (meaning River people in Mukah dialect) is an ethnic group indigenous to Sarawak, Malaysia. They are among the earliest settlers of Sarawak. They speak in the Melanau language, which is a part of the North Bornean branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages.

Jocelin Agustia 0345436

2022-02-17 18:27:24 UTC

There are 3 main ethnics in Malaysia and one of them is Chinese and according to Wikipedia they are the second largest group, constituting about 22.4% of Malaysia!