Akar NusaPeoples of Malaysia
Peoples of Malaysia
One shared Malaysian family, many communities. Each page gathers the stories that touch one community. Told with respect, from published sources.
Chinese
38 storiesHokkien, Hakka, Cantonese, Teochew, Hainanese, Foochow...Malay
32 storiesOrang Asli
28 storiesSemang peoples, Senoi peoples, Proto-Malay Orang Asli, Bateq, Kensiu, Kintaq...Indian
23 storiesTamil, Telugu, Malayali, Punjabi Sikh, Gujarati, Sindhi...Orang Ulu
11 storiesKenyah, Kayan, Kelabit, Lun Bawang, Lundayeh, Penan...Kadazan-Dusun
8 storiesKadazan, Rungus, Lotud, Kimaragang, TatanaBaba Nyonya
5 storiesIban
5 storiesBugis
3 storiesDutch
3 storiesEurasian
3 storiesJavanese
3 storiesPortuguese
3 storiesSiamese
3 storiesAcehnese
2 storiesArab
2 storiesBajau Laut
2 storiesBanjar
2 storiesBidayuh
2 storiesBritish
2 storiesBrunei Malay
2 storiesBurmese
2 storiesCham
2 storiesChitty
2 storiesKristang
2 storiesMelanau
2 storiesMinangkabau
2 storiesPashtun
2 storiesPeranakan
2 storiesSuluk
2 storiesBangladeshi
1 storyBengali
1 storyBisaya
1 storyBonggi
1 storyBoyanese
1 storyBritish Eurasians
1 storyCeylonese Tamil
1 storyCocos Malay
1 storyDutch Eurasians
1 storyFilipino
1 storyHadhrami Arab
1 storyIdahan
1 storyJawi Pekan
1 storyJawi Peranakan
1 storyKedayan
1 storyKhmer
1 storyMandailing
1 storyMon
1 storyMurut
1 storyNepali
1 storyOrang Sungai
1 storyRawa
1 storySama-Bajau
1 storySarawak Malay
1 storySinhalese
1 storySino-Dayak
1 storySino-Kadazan
1 storyThai Malay
1 storyVietnamese
1 storyWest Coast Bajau
1 storyDNA does not decide who anyone is. It does not show race, religion or any legal status. Every community tells its own story first, and we tell the DNA part with respect.
