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  2. Malays (ethnic group) - Wikipedia

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    The Malay and Malayness has been the fundamental basis for Malay ideology and Malay nationalism in Malaysia. All three Malay nationalist factions believed in the idea of a Bangsa Melayu ('Malay Nation') and the position of Malay language, but disagreed over the role of Islam and Malay rulers.

  3. Malaysian Malays - Wikipedia

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    Malaysian Malays (Malay: Orang Melayu Malaysia, Jawi: ملايو مليسيا ‎) are Malaysians of Malay ethnicity whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in the Malay world. According to the 2023 population estimate, with a total population of 17.6 million, Malaysian Malays form 57.9% of Malaysia's demographics, the largest ethnic group ...

  4. Malaysians - Wikipedia

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    Malaysians (Malay: Orang Malaysia; Jawi: أورڠ مليسيا ‎) are citizens who are identified with the country of Malaysia. Although citizens make up the majority of Malaysians, non-citizen residents may also claim a Malaysian identity. [10] The country is home to people of various national, ethnic and religious origins.

  5. Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malays and the Latin-Greek suffix -ia/-ία [18] which can be translated as 'land of the Malays'. [19] Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Strait of Malacca. [20]

  6. Demographics of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    A sign at 7-Eleven stores showing common languages in Malaysia: English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil. Malaysia contains speakers of 137 living languages, [64] 41 of which are found in Peninsula Malaysia. [65] The official language of Malaysia is known as Bahasa Malaysia, a standardised form of the Malay language. [41] English was, for a ...

  7. Ethnic origins of people in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Classification of 2010 Census ethnic group is as set by Inter-Agency Technical Committee (IATC) in Appendix 1. IATC is a committee formed to co-ordinate and monitor the implementation and use of standardised codes, classifications and definitions used by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia and other government agencies.

  8. Culture of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia is a multi–ethnic, multicultural, and multilingual society, and the many ethnic groups in Malaysia maintain separate cultural identities. [5] The society of Malaysia has been described as "Asia in miniature". [6] The original culture of the area stemmed from its indigenous tribes, along with the Malays who moved there in ancient times.

  9. Category:Ethnic groups in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    This is a category about Malaysians by ethnic groups or ancestry as well ethnic groups/sub-ethnic groups that live in Malaysia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ethnic groups in Malaysia . Subcategories