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Baba Nyonya
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Stories written
Mixed communities · 4 min read
Peranakan Chinese (Baba Nyonya): a Chinese-Malay way of life
A culture of kebaya, beads and a language of its own.
Mixed communities · 4 min readThe Baba Malay language
A Malay with Hokkien words, spoken at home.
Mixed communities · 4 min readNyonya cooking: laksa, kuih and the pantry of two worlds
Food that tells you where a family came from.
Mixed communities · 4 min readThe Baba wedding: 12 days of rites
The wedding is a mini-theatre of Peranakan custom.
Coming soon
Mixed communities · Coming soon
Nyonya beadwork and kasut manik
Hand-sewn beaded slippers from Melaka and Penang.
Places in these stories
MelakaPenangSingapore
Family lines linked in these stories
Family lines are shown here only where a published study links them to this community. None is linked yet.
DNA 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.
