Malay (people)

A cluster of Malay-speaking (Austronesian) peoples of the Malay Peninsula (where they are 54% of the population), and neighbouring islands and territory, including parts of Borneo and Sumatra. Most became Hindu before being converted to Islam in the 15th-c, and Hindu Indian influence on their culture is still strong. Most Malay villages are along the rivers and coasts in tropical forest. They grow wet rice and rubber, a major cash crop.

Malay Peninsula, the geographic area containing Malaysia and Singapore, as well as parts of Myanmar and Thailand Malay archipelago, the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia (Indochina) and Australia Malayan Union, a confederation of Malayan states formed in 1946 under the British—later became Malaysia. Malay states, a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary rulers Federation of Malaya, a federation formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states; replaced the Malayan Union Cape Malays, an ethnic group or community in South Africa Malay, Aklan, a municipality in the Philippines Malay, Jessi, an American singer

Malay is the name or part of the name of several commune in France:

Malay, in the Saône-et-Loire département Malay-le-Grand, in the Yonne département Malay-le-Petit, in the Yonne département

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