People and Culture
Based on Malay annals, the present-day Malays and Indonesian populations trace their ancestry back to the Proto-Malays. Long ago, they began to settle on what is now the Malay peninsula. Moreover, there was a second wave of migration consisting of Deutero-Malays. Therefore, it's assumed that they have a common ancestor. The Malay, also known as the Orang Melayu, are an Austronesian people that formerly inhabited eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, the coast of Borneo, and the smaller islands in between. These regions are now a part of modern-day Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and southern Thailand. This explains why the Malay people have always been characterized as a trading tribe whose culture has experienced significant changes along its coastal areas. As a result, they immersed, shared, and transferred many aspects of the culture of neighboring peoples.It's interesting to learn more about the Malay people who live in many different nations as ethnic groups as w...
