Malaysian Malayali

Malaysian Malayalees, also known as Malayalee Malaysians, are people of full or partial Malayali descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia from the Malayalam speaking regions of Kerala and Mahe, Puducherry, in South West India or the union territory of Lakshadweep, a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km (120 to 270 mi) off the southwestern coast of India. They make up around 17.29% of the Malaysian Indian populations in Malaysia. The bulk of Malayali Malaysian migration began during the British Raj, when Britain facilitated the migration of Indian workers to work in plantations.

Malaysian Malayalees
മലേഷ്യൻ മലയാളികൾ
Total population
Approximately 348,000(≈17.29% of Malaysian Indians)[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
 Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia)
Languages
Malayalam, English, Tamil and Malaysian
Religion
Predominantly:
Hinduism
Minority:
Christianity Islam
Related ethnic groups
Malayali, Malaysian Indians, Tamil Malaysians, Telugu Malaysians, Dravidians

History

Education was an important factor in Malayalee migration to this country. Malaya’s British rulers during that time encouraged Malayalee migrants as they needed educated, English-speaking people to work as supervisors, teachers, clerks, and in other semi-professional position.[3]

Population

The Malaysian Malayalees form the second largest group of Indians in Malaysia. The Malaysian Malayalee population is estimated to be 348,000 in 2020.[4]

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See also

References
  1. Project, Joshua. "Malayali, Malayalam in Malaysia". joshuaproject.net.
  2. "Unjuran Populasi Penduduk 2015". web.archive.org. February 12, 2016.
  3. "A Malayalee in Malaya | Just English Malaysia".
  4. Joshua Project. "People Groups". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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