Akar Nusa / All peoples / Peranakan

Peoples of Malaysia

Peranakan

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Chingay, Chap Goh Mei and Peranakan festivals

Peranakan and Chinese festivals with Malay colours.

to today
Living heritage · Coming soon

Chinese shophouse and Baba mansion

Penang and Melaka shophouses merge Chinese and European plans.

1800 to 1940

Places in these stories

PenangMelaka

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.

Laboratory standards

Our DNA tests are run with our laboratory partners. These are the standards they work to.

What each standard covers