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Malaysian Malay or Malaysians of Malay Muslim origin (Malaysian: ''Melayu Malaysia'', Jawi: ''ملايو مليسيا'') are an ethnoreligious group that are recognised as Malay by the government by using the term of Malay race. The Malaysian Malays form the largest ethnic group in the country with 50% of the population or 19 million people. In Malaysia there are two types of Malay classification that is ''Melayu Anak Jati'' (refers to ethnic Malays that are native to the region) and ''Melayu Anak Dagang'' (refers to non-Malays that migrated to the region and later assimilated into Malay culture). The ''Melayu Anak Jati'' is made up of Malays that have long been established in the country such as Kedahan Malays, Bruneian Malays and others while ''Melayu Anak Dagang'' is made up of mostly native Indonesian (primarily Javanese, Banjarese, Acehnese and Buginese) but also includes Chams of Cambodia and Vietnam as well as other ethnic groups that have assimilated into the Malay culture and follow or convert to the religion of Islam (see Malayisation). All Malaysian Malays are considered Muslim by the Malaysian government (except for some cases like Lina Joy), majority followed the Shafi'i branch of Sunni Islam while very small and low-profiled minority followed Twelver Shia Islam〔http://www.shiaresearch.com/conferences/TheShiaMuslimsofMalaysia.pdf〕 and Christianity. Most Malaysian Malay are of Austronesian stock but there are many Malays that intermarried with Arabs, Indians, Siamese and Chinese as well as Europeans, making Malaysian Malay an ethnic group of diverse origins. There is a community of Malaysian Malay descent who make up 20% of the total population of the Australian external territory of Christmas Island. Most of them are now fully Australian citizens. ==Definition of a Malay== The article defines a Malay as a Malaysian citizen born to a Malaysian citizen who professes to be a Muslim, habitually speaks the Malay language, adheres to Malay customs, and is domiciled in Malaysia or Singapore. In Malaysia, the Malay population is defined by Article 160 of the Malaysian Constitution as someone born to a Malaysian citizen who professes to be a Muslim, habitually speaks the Malay language, adheres to Malay customs and is domiciled in Malaysia, Singapore or Brunei. This definition is loose enough to include people of a variety of ethnic backgrounds which basically can be defined as "Malaysian Muslims" and it therefore differs from the anthropological understanding of what constitutes an ethnic Malay. This understanding of the meaning of "Malay" in Malaysia has led to the creation of an ethnoreligious identity,〔 where it has been suggested that a Malay cannot convert out of Islam as illustrated in the Federal Court decision in the case of Lina Joy. As of 2010 census, Malays made up 49% of the population of Malaysia (including Malaysian-born or foreign-born people of Malay descent). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malaysian Malay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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