Which nationality does Nyonya belong to?

Nyonya does not belong to any ethnic group.

Nie Yingya is a descendant of Chinese who settled in Malaya (now Malaysia) at the beginning of the15th century, including Manraja (Malacca), Mambo (Indonesia) and Sri Lanka (Singapore). Nyaingya is a descendant of ancient immigrants from China and indigenous Malays in Southeast Asia.

Most of them come from the Chaoshan area of Fujian or Guangdong, and they are called baba nyonya, transliterated as Ga Nyangra. They are native Chinese, and there are many in Malacca, Penang and Singapore in Malaysia. The man's name is Baba "Baba" and the woman's name is Niangjiao "Niangjiao".

The origin of the name:

Zheng He led the fleet to the Western Ocean. When passing through Malacca, some of his entourage stayed there. After settling down, they married local Malays or women of other nationalities. In Malay, the male offspring they gave birth to are called "chan chan" and the female offspring are called "Nyonya". Some people call them "native Chinese" or "Strait Chinese".

Their wives are mainly concentrated in Malacca, Penang and Singapore. Although far away from China, they inherited the cultural tradition of the Chinese nation, paid attention to filial piety, paid attention to the order of the old and the young, and were very "China-like" in cultural customs and religious beliefs.

They integrate Malay, clothing and eating habits into their daily lives. For hundreds of years, most of these native hybrids can't speak Chinese. They speak a mixed language, which combines Fujian dialect and Malay in China.