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The Malays of Sri Lanka – By Randika Jayakody & Jerome Perera   Source:Brisbane Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – July 2022 Salamat! Artikel ini tentang orang Melayu Sri Lanka. This phrase translates as “Greetings, this article is about the Malay people of Sri Lanka”. The Sri Lankan Malay community traces itself back hundreds of years to soldiers and exiled royals from the islands of Malay Archipelago. These communities hailed from Makassar, Sumatra, parts of Malaysia, and the island of Java among other places. Malay communities settled on the island of Sri Lanka over several centuries and played an active part in the country’s culinary, linguistic, anthropological, and martial history. Due to word count restrictions, I will The Malay community speaks the lyrical Bahasa Melayu. This beautiful language is currently experiencing a revival. refer to these diverse communities using the word “Malay”. A little recognized fact is that the Malays ...