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The diagram below offers a much known migrational origins of the various Austronesians (only known as 'malay' in Malaysia).
shanghai fish 2008
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And so, looking back, Malaysia never had a 'malay' Prime Minister since independence. ...... t-o-u-g-h.
shanghai fish 2008
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But regardless, circa 75\% of West Malaysian Austronesians are migrants from the Island of Java (Batavia), thus should be called Javanese instead of 'malay'.
shanghai fish 2008
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The diagram below offers a much known migrational origins of the various Austronesians (only known as 'malay' in Malaysia).
shanghai fish 2008
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To further confuse the issue, Indonesia, defines a 'malay' simply if you come from 2 regions.
shanghai fish 2008
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For reasons best known only to the Individual Local Governments, the very insistence of a 'malay race', as well as the concept of 'Ketuanan Melayu' (Lordship of malays) continues to elude the Academia. who exactly are they referring to, when they mention the word 'malay', and who exactly do these 'malays' have Lordship over?
shanghai fish 2008
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And so, looking back, Malaysia never had a 'malay' Prime Minister since independence. ...... t-o-u-g-h.
shanghai fish 2008
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For reasons best known only to the Individual Local Governments, the very insistence of a 'malay race', as well as the concept of 'Ketuanan Melayu' (Lordship of malays) continues to elude the Academia. who exactly are they referring to, when they mention the word 'malay', and who exactly do these 'malays' have Lordship over?
shanghai fish 2008
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Wherever they come from, I'm very sure that once the Austronesian Race is correctly identified that the UMNO's demented definition of the word 'malay' would cease to be significant.
shanghai fish 2008
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To further confuse the issue, Indonesia, defines a 'malay' simply if you come from 2 regions.
shanghai fish 2008
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