The origin of the Malays of the Malay race

Historical circles have not yet concluded where the Malays came from. But there are two main theories: it originated from Java Island in the Malay Archipelago or from Myanmar or Yunnan. The theory of the origin of the Malay Archipelago is supported by J.Crawfurd, K.Himly, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana and Gorys Keraf.

The following are the arguments for the theory of the origin of the Malay Archipelago

Both the Malays and Javanese were highly cultured in the 19th century. This achievement can only be achieved by the continuous development of ancient local culture. So the Malays don't come from anywhere. But born and raised.

K.Himly disagrees that Malay is similar to Cambodian. The belief that the second language is similar is just a superficial impression and there is no sufficient basis for it. Through comparative linguistics, it is determined that Malay belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian language family of the Austronesian language family, while Cambodian belongs to the Mon-Khmer language family of the Austroasiatic language family. Except for the superficial similarity in pronunciation of some words but different meanings, the two are completely different.

The fossils of Soloinensis [6] (Malay: Homo Soloinensis) and Vijayaman [7] (Malay: Homo Wajakensis) found in Java Island indicate that the Malays originated from the Malay Islands, possibly Malay People are from the island of Java.

The languages ??of various ethnic groups in the Malay Archipelago are different from the Indo-European languages ??of Central Asia.

The theory of the origin of the Malay Archipelago is supported by the majority of people around the world. The main supporters of the Burma-Yunnan origin theory include R.H Geldern, J.H.C Kern, J.R Foster, J.R Logen, Slametmuljana and Asmah Haji Omar.

The basis for the theory of the origin of Burma and Yunnan is as follows:

The ancient axes found in the Malay Archipelago are similar to those in some areas of Central Asia, indicating that Central Asian residents immigrated to the Malay Archipelago. (But immigrants are only part of it and cannot represent all)

The customs of the Malays are similar to those of the Assamese (the Assamese are an ethnic group in the area between India and Myanmar). (In fact, Malay culture was influenced by South Asian culture and Indian culture in the medieval period, but at the same time, Malay culture also influenced the culture of Myanmar and Mon-Khmer)

Malay language is similar to Cambodian language (In fact, this statement is unfounded. Comparative linguistics determines that the two belong to two different language families), and Cambodians are considered to come from Myanmar, Yunnan, Bangladesh and other places. Some immigrants from Yunnan went south along the Mekong River to Cambodia.

The theory of the origin of Burma and Yunnan is not accepted by the majority of people. Malaysian middle school history textbooks all introduce that the Malays originated from the integration of native people and immigrants. According to this theory, the ancestors of the Malays are divided into native and immigrant lines, while the Burmese and Yunnan origin theory can only prove the immigrant part. The second group of immigrants migrated to the Malay Archipelago from Myanmar, Yunnan and other places in different years. The ancestors of these two groups of immigrants are called Burmese and Yunnanese respectively, and are collectively called mixed Malays (Malay: Melayu Deutro), while the native Javanese Malays are called proto-Malays (Malay: Melayu Proto).< /p>

The original Malays and mixed-race Malays are collectively called Austronesian (Malay: Indonesian[5]). Their culture is the Neolithic culture. The Austronesian people were actually the last to migrate into Malay. The people who immigrated to the islands before were the Australians (English: Australoid), the Negritos (English: Negrito) and the Melanesians (English: Melanesoid)

The following is the second type of Malay. People introduced:

Primitive Malays

According to unearthed cultural relics, primitive Malays lived in the Malay Islands in 2500 BC.

Mixed-race Malays

They existed in the Malay Archipelago in 1500 BC. They mostly lived by the sea and had developed fisheries.