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gark
post Feb 2 2018, 05:44 PM

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QUOTE(Pete the great @ Feb 2 2018, 11:53 AM)
The territory consists of two atolls made up of 27 coral islands, of which only two – West Island and Home Island – are inhabited. The population of around 600 people consists mainly of [b]Cocos Malays, who practise Sunni Islam and speak a dialect of Malay as their first language. The territory is administered by the Australian
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Malay/Melayu does not necessary mean only Malaysians, Sumatra especially Riau area got high population of original "Melayu" people.. same culture and practice.

Based on location, these are possibility migrant workers brought in from Indonesia..

https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orang_Melayu_Indonesia

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