DEMOGRAPHY

Demographics Ethnicity and Anchestries in Malaysia

Our Malaysia

Malaysia is a beautiful country with many wonderful ethnic with different custom and anchestries. we are here to give you all the information regarding to ethnicity and a anchestries in our beloved country Malaysia. Here we begin....

Group	Total
Malay at peninsular	9,041,091
Malay at East malaysia	271 979
Han Chinese Hokkien Tamil Hakka Cantonese	1848 211 1 743922 1 679 027 1 355 541
Banjar (Malay)	1 237 615
Minangkabau (Malay)	874 536
Iban	666 034

The languages

In Malaysia different ethnics using different languages to comunicate. For example, malay languages is used by malay people,the chinese use mandarin at school but they are most cantonese. While for indians, they mostly used tamil for their language. Also for other ethnic like Iban, Kadazan and others they also have thier own language. However, when all the Malaysian with different ethnics want to comunicate, they will used malay language as the lingua franca but now, some of people prefer to speak in english language becouse of globalisation.

Ancestry Claimed	Population
Acehnese	20 000 - 1 000 000
Arab	600 000 - 1 000 000
Bangarese	3 000 000
Bugis	1 284 000 - 7 500 000
Cham	10 000 – 100 000
Chinese	217 000 – 500 000
Indian	200 000 – 1 000 000
Javanese	1 283 946 – 3 000 000
Minangkabau	300 000 – 1 000 000
Victnamese	1 000 000

Ethnic Group in Malaysia.

• Nationwide: Banjorese, Malay, Chinese, Indian, Bugis
• Peninsular Malaysia: Baba Nyonya, Malaccan, Malaysian Siam, Minangkabau
• Sarawak:bidayuh, Bisaya, Bukitan, Iban, Kayan, Kedayan, Kelabit, Kenyah, Lun Bawang, Melanau, Penan, Punan, Selako Ukit
• Sabah: Bajau, Dusun, Ida'an, Kadazan, Lotud, Murut, Orang Sungai, Rungus, Sulut

CUSTOM (BISAYA)

In Malaysia, there were many culture and and native people such as malayu, chinese, indian, khadazan and so on. One of the culture that we want to tell is Bisaya people. Bisaya is one of many other native people in Malaysia. Bisaya comes from Borneo, Malaysia. Most of them are Christian and some of them chose Islam as their way of life. I have a friends at Beaufort who are Bisayan that is Islam. In my campus at UPM Campus Bintulu aslo have this Bisayan people who is Christian and she is my senior. What can I conclude is nowdays, there are Islam Bisaya and also Christian Bisaya.Bisaya people of Borneo language is most related to Bahasa Malaysia.

Other than that, not only malayu, chinese and indian have their own celebration. Bisaya people also have their own celebration. Their main festivals called Babulang . The festival showcases various music, songs, and dances. They display colourful traditional costume, decoration and handicraft. Their traditional musical instrument consists of kulintangan and gong. They also used this instrument in the wedding ceremony. Babulang festival also have competition such as Water buffalo races which can only be found in this town in Sarawak. Unfortunately, me and my friends here at UPMKB are mostly never seen this festival. We just only know by hearing others people telling this festival.

As I know, Bisaya people were skilled in agriculture such as paddy planting, ginger and so on. They also good in hunting animals in the forest and feeding animal such as buffalo and cow. They also skilled in catching fish. They also good in making weapons such as andiban, sumpit parang and keris. There are the picture of traditional house of Bisaya. I don't know is there any Bisaya people still use this traditional house.