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Malayan (məlā`ən) or Malay (mā`lā), general term for one of a population of persons inhabiting SE Asia and the adjacent islands. The Malays vary greatly in physical appearance. The term Indonesian, used as an alternative for Malayan, is sometimes applied to the people of interior districts, who are thought to be related to the Pygmies or Negritos (probably the earlier inhabitants of the region). In the coastal districts there has been intermixture with the Arabs, the Chinese, the Indians, and the Thais. Scores of languages or dialects are spoken; they form a group of the Malayo-Polynesian languages Malayo-Polynesian languages (məlā`ō-pŏlĭnē`zhən), sometimes also called ..... Click the link for more information. . Among anthropologists the term Malayan is used exclusively to describe an inhabitant of the Malayan Peninsula. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Worse, the disruption of trade networks halted the importation of foodstuffs upon which Malayans depended. Worse, the disruption of trade networks halted the importation of foodstuffs upon which Malayans depended. For the Japanese a spectacular victory went sour; for Malayans shared hardship brought little unity, but the disruption of war created a new background against which they were able to reshape their lives. |
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