Who are these people? Malaysians? Indonesians? Nope. They're all Taiwanese. The guy in the middle is obviously Chinese, whereas the two girls beside him are 'Aborigines' - according to the uploader. Don't you think that the girls look very much like us Malays?
If you're not convinced that the girls above are Taiwanese (aborigines), then take a look at the next photo.
The caption for this photo in its original website reads: Aboriginal school boys in Taiwan proudly show their gift of sponsored storybooks.
So have our Malay ancestors migrated to Taiwan, or have they (and consequently we) once migrated from Taiwan? The answers to that question, and the question - why Taiwan instead of another place? - are not what I'd like to share right now. Neither do I want to answer the question posted in my title: where did the Malay people come from?
That's because I'm no anthropologist or historian - maybe an armchair speculator at best. My point is that it's more important to ask the right questions, than to have all the right answers.
Before I end let me leave you with a map showing the migration of the Austronesians around 5000 years ago.
this post is very interesting bro!!!and i think we malays are mixed of many people...the word malay is too wide to be defined...no specific answer for this question..however i'm proud to be malay!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Sometimes it's good to study our own history purely out of interest, and curiosity. ;)
ReplyDeleteHakim J
A very positive approach to our own history. I like it. The fact that we are very complicated, it makes us special and unique ;D
ReplyDeletePeace out from Singapore!