Postoji značajna jezička, kulturna, umjetnička i društvena raznolikost među mnogim malajskim podgrupama, uglavnom zbog stotina godina imigracije i asimilacije različitih regionalnih etničkih grupa i plemena unutar pomorske jugoistočne Azije. Istorijski gledano, malajska populacija potiče prvenstveno od ranijih Austronezijanaca i austroazijskih plemena koji su govorili malajski koji su osnovali nekoliko drevnih pomorskih trgovačkih država i kraljevstava, posebno Brunej, Kedah, Langkasuka, Gangga Negara, Chi Tu, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pahang, Melayu i Srivijaya.[12][13]
Pojava Malaka sultanata u 15. vijeku pokrenula je veliku revoluciju u malajskoj historiji, čiji značaj leži u njegovom dalekosežnom političkom i kulturnom naslijeđu. Smatra se da su uobičajeni definitivne karakteristike malajstva – religija islama, malajski jezik i tradicija – proglašeni tokom ove ere, što je rezultiralo etnogenezom Malajaca kao glavne etnoreligijske grupe u regiji.[14] U književnosti, arhitekturi, kuhinji, tradicionalnoj nošnji, izvođačkim umjetnostima, borilačkim vještinama i kraljevskim dvorskim tradicijama, Malaka je postavila standard koji su kasnije malajski sultanati oponašali. Zlatno doba malajskih sultanata na Malajskom poluostrvu, Sumatri i Borneu je rezultiralo time što su mnogi njihovi stanovnici, posebno iz različitih plemenskih zajednica kao što su Batak, Dayak, Orang Asli i Orang Laut, postali islamizirani i malajizirani.[15] Tokom historije, termin "malajski" je proširen na druge etničke grupe unutar "malajskog svijeta"; ova upotreba je danas uglavnom ograničena na Maleziju i Singapur,[16] gdje se potomci imigranata iz ove etničke grupe nazivaju anak dagang ("trgovci") i koji su pretežno s indonezijskog arhipelaga kao što su Ačehci, Banjarese, Bugis, Mandailing , Minangkabau i Javanci.
Tokom svoje historije, Malajci su bili poznati kao obalna trgovačka zajednica sa fluidnim kulturnim karakteristikama.[17][18] Oni su apsorbirali, dijelili i prenijeli brojne kulturne karakteristike drugih lokalnih etničkih grupa, poput onih Minanga i Ačehaca.
Napomene
^Podaci popisa stanovništva u Maleziji ne razlikuju nemalajske indonežanske etničke grupe (kao što su Javanci) kao zasebne etničke grupe, već ih uključuju među "Malajce".
^Ovaj broj daje samo etničku populaciju koja se nalazi pod pojmom "malajski" prema definiciji indonežanske vlade, naime Melayu Asahan, Melayu Deli, Melayu Riau, Langkat/ Melayu Langkat, Melayu Banyu Asin, Asahan, Melayu, Melayu Lahat i Melayu Semendo u nekim dijelovima Sumatre
^Podaci sa popisa stanovništva u Singapuru ne razlikuju nemalajske indonežanske etničke grupe kao zasebne etničke grupe, već ih uključuju među "Malajce", iako, na primjer, oni javanskog porijekla čine oko 60% Singapurska "malajska" populacije.
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