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Sri Lankan Malays (Sinhala: (ශ්රී ලංකා) මැලේ ජනතාව Shri Lanka Mæle Janathava (Standard); මැලේ මිනිස්සු / ජා මිනිස්සු Mæle Minissu / Ja Minissu (Colloquially); Tamil: இலங்கை மலாயர், romanized: Ilaṅkai Malāyar), historically known as Ceylon Malays, [4] are Sri Lankan citizens with full ...
The Malay tricolour embodies the philosophy of Kemelayuan. Malays (/ məˈleɪ / mə-LAY; Malay: Orang Melayu, Jawi: أورڠ ملايو ) are an Austronesian ethnoreligious group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands that lie between these locations. These locations are today part ...
Colonel Tuan Nizam (Raja) Dane RWP, (Killed in action – June 24, 1997 during Operation Jaya Sikurui) was the former Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion, Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. Captain Akmal Hamza ( Sinha Regiment ) Captain B.Haroon Preena ( Mechanized Infantry Regiment ) 2nd Lt. Jehan Sheriffdeen.
Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, which are broadly similar in language and culture (see also issues below).
In Sri Lanka, the Peranakan Chinese went on to contribute to the development of the Sri Lankan Malay identity that emerged in the nation during Dutch rule. [ 12 ] The Peranakans are considered a multiracial community, with the caveat that individual family histories vary widely and likewise self-identification with multiracialism as opposed to ...
Mante people (Mantee in Gayonese) or also spelled as Mantir, [1] are one of the earliest ethnic groups frequently mentioned in legendary folklore to have inhabited Aceh, Indonesia. [2] This ethnic group, along with other indigenous people such as the Illanun people, Sakai people, Jakun people, Senoi and Semang, are the ethnic groups that formed ...
Sri Lankan Malay, also known as Sri Lankan Creole Malay, bahasa Melayu, Ja basawa, or Java mozhi, is a Malay-based creole language spoken in Sri Lanka, formed as a mixture of Sinhala and Shonam (Sri Lankan Muslim Tamil), with Malay being the major lexifier. [13]
Ethnic groups in Sri Lanka. Malay diaspora. Asian people by ethnicity. People of Malay descent. Sri Lankan people of Indonesian descent. Sri Lankan people of Malaysian descent. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.