What does Baba mean? Why are they called Baba?

Baba Nyonya (or Peranakan/Overseas Chinese) refers to the people who settled in Managa (Malacca), Majapahit and Sri Lanka (Indonesia and Singapore) in the early 15th century. Descendants of the Ming Dynasty of China. Baba Nyonya also includes a small number of Tang people who settled here during the Tang and Song Dynasties. However, there is no source to prove that Tang people settled here during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Therefore, Baba Nyonya generally refers to the descendants of the Ming Dynasty. The culture of these descendants of the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties was influenced to a certain extent by the local Malays or other non-Chinese ethnic groups. Men are called Babas and women are called Nyonya. Before the 1960s, Baba Nyonya had an indigenous status (Bumiputra) in Malaysia. However, due to "certain" party political factors, they were classified as Chinese by the Malaysian government (that is, Malaysian Chinese) and have since lost their indigenous status. The status of Baba and Nyonya in the Malaysian constitution today is the same as that of the "new guests" who arrived in the late 19th century. These Babas mainly immigrated to Southeast Asia during the Ming Dynasty of China or before. Most of them are originally from Fujian, China or the Chaoshan area of ??Guangdong. A small number are from Guangdong and Hakka, and many are mixed with Malays.

Some Baba cultures have traditional Chinese cultural characteristics

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