A Group of Sri Lankan Malays
Photographer: Anon
Date: 1880 – 1890
Location: Sri Lanka
The Malays of Sri Lanka (also known as Ja Minissu) originated in Southeast Asia and today consist of about 50,000 – 70,000 Malays in Sri Lanka. Their ancestors came to the country when both Sri Lanka and Indonesia were colonies of the Dutch. Most of the early Malay immigrants were soldiers, posted by the Dutch colonial administration to Sri Lanka, who decided to settle on the island. Other immigrants were convicts or members of noble houses from Indonesia who were exiled to Sri Lanka and who never left. The main source of a continuing Malay identity is their common Malay language, which includes numerous words absorbed from the Moorish variant of the Tamil language and has changed its grammatical structures along the model provided by Sinhalese and Tamil. In the 1980s, the Malays made up about 5 % of the island’s Muslim population, making them one of the smallest minority groups in Sri Lanka. -wikipedia-
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Can anyone please assist me with email and telephone contacts of teh Chairman of Malay Association Of Colombo.
I am trying to trace my relatives, namely My Uncle Tuan Kamaldin Rahim or any of his family members.
Last known address 28/2 Kumaradasa Place Wellampitiya
My late Fathers name was Tuan Bagus Rahim
I am trying to trace details of my father,
Dr. A. A. Sourjah, D. M. O. Kalmunai, who died in Batticaloa on 16th February, 1932 when I was just 06 years old.
Any information would be much appreciated
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Response to Dr. Robert Sourjah – Hope you were successful in making contact with people who knew your father. My family name is Sourjah – I’m a grandniece of Dr. A.A. I don’t have much information other than remembrances of my dad talking about Dr. A.A. Just thought I would say hi.
webmaster: will appreciate if you could forward message to Dr. Robert Sourjah. thanks.
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Hello,
I’m a Mastr student taking Art History and Culture Management in UiTM and part of my subject course is to study about Malay History. I’ve chosen Sri Lankan Malay as my research topic and would love to have a contact via email to ask more on the art and culture of Sri Lankan Malay in term of architecture, art and craft, beliefs and myths. Please do email me at rai.anuar@gmail.com or reply back this message so that I may follow up with whomever that might come into interest of helping me on information gathering.
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