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Cocos Malays are a community that form the predominant group of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The Territory of Cocos Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a States and territories of Australia of Australia....
, which is now part of Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. Despite that they all have assimilated into the ethnic Malay culture, they are named in reference to the Malay race
Malay race

The concept of a Malay race was proposed by the German scientist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach . Since Blumenbach, many anthropologists have rejected his theory of five races, citing the enormous Race ....
, coming from places such as Bali
Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island located at , the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 Provinces of Indonesia with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island....
, Bima
Bima

'Bima' is a city on the eastern coast of the island Sumbawa in central Indonesia's province West Nusa Tenggara. In 2005 the city held an estimated population of 123,064, separate from the adjoining regency of Bima with 407,636 population....
, Celebes
Celebes

Celebes may refer to:*Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia, formerly known as Celebes.*The Elephant Celebes, a 1921 Surrealist work by Max Ernst....
, Madura
Madura

Madura is an Indonesian island off the northeastern coast of Java . The island comprises an area of approximately 4,250 km? and a population of about four million, most of whom are ethnicity Madurese people....
, Sumbawa
Sumbawa

Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast....
, Timor
Timor

Timor is an island at the south end of the Malay Archipelago, north of the Timor Sea. It is divided between the independent state of East Timor, , and West Timor, belonging to the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara....
, Sumatra
Sumatra

Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
, Pasir-Kutai, Malacca
Malacca

Malacca is the third smallest States of Malaysia, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca....
, Penang
Penang

Penang is a States of Malaysia in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis, and the eighth most populous....
, Batavia
Jakarta

Jakarta is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. It also has a List of urban areas by population than any other city in Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa , Jayakarta , Batavia, Dutch East Indies , and Djakarta ....
 and Cirebon
Cirebon

Cirebon is a city on the north coast of the Indonesian island of Java island. It is located in the province of West Java, approximately 297 km east of Jakarta, at ....
.

The first Malays are believed to have arrived and settled in the Islands in 1826 "when Alexander Hare, an English
English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England who speak English language in England. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
 adventurer
Adventurer

An adventurer or adventuress is a term that usually takes one of three meanings:*One whose travels are unusual and often exotic, though not so unique as to qualify as exploration....
 brought his Malay harem
Harem

Harem refers to the sphere of women in a usually polygyny household and their quarters which is enclosed and forbidden to men. It originated in the Near East and came to the Western world via the Ottoman Empire....
 and slaves there." In 1827 John Clunies-Ross changed the lives of the Malay slaves when he settled the Islands with his family.






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Cocos Malays are a community that form the predominant group of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The Territory of Cocos Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a States and territories of Australia of Australia....
, which is now part of Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. Despite that they all have assimilated into the ethnic Malay culture, they are named in reference to the Malay race
Malay race

The concept of a Malay race was proposed by the German scientist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach . Since Blumenbach, many anthropologists have rejected his theory of five races, citing the enormous Race ....
, coming from places such as Bali
Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island located at , the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 Provinces of Indonesia with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island....
, Bima
Bima

'Bima' is a city on the eastern coast of the island Sumbawa in central Indonesia's province West Nusa Tenggara. In 2005 the city held an estimated population of 123,064, separate from the adjoining regency of Bima with 407,636 population....
, Celebes
Celebes

Celebes may refer to:*Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia, formerly known as Celebes.*The Elephant Celebes, a 1921 Surrealist work by Max Ernst....
, Madura
Madura

Madura is an Indonesian island off the northeastern coast of Java . The island comprises an area of approximately 4,250 km? and a population of about four million, most of whom are ethnicity Madurese people....
, Sumbawa
Sumbawa

Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast....
, Timor
Timor

Timor is an island at the south end of the Malay Archipelago, north of the Timor Sea. It is divided between the independent state of East Timor, , and West Timor, belonging to the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara....
, Sumatra
Sumatra

Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
, Pasir-Kutai, Malacca
Malacca

Malacca is the third smallest States of Malaysia, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca....
, Penang
Penang

Penang is a States of Malaysia in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis, and the eighth most populous....
, Batavia
Jakarta

Jakarta is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. It also has a List of urban areas by population than any other city in Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa , Jayakarta , Batavia, Dutch East Indies , and Djakarta ....
 and Cirebon
Cirebon

Cirebon is a city on the north coast of the Indonesian island of Java island. It is located in the province of West Java, approximately 297 km east of Jakarta, at ....
.

The first Malays are believed to have arrived and settled in the Islands in 1826 "when Alexander Hare, an English
English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England who speak English language in England. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
 adventurer
Adventurer

An adventurer or adventuress is a term that usually takes one of three meanings:*One whose travels are unusual and often exotic, though not so unique as to qualify as exploration....
 brought his Malay harem
Harem

Harem refers to the sphere of women in a usually polygyny household and their quarters which is enclosed and forbidden to men. It originated in the Near East and came to the Western world via the Ottoman Empire....
 and slaves there." In 1827 John Clunies-Ross changed the lives of the Malay slaves when he settled the Islands with his family. The existing Malays and large number of newly arrived Malay immigrants that Clunies-Ross brought with him were employed to assist with the harvest
Harvest

In agriculture, the harvest is the process of gathering mature crop from the field s. Reaping is the cutting of grain or Pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper....
ing of coconut
Coconut

The Coconut Palm is a member of the Family Arecaceae . It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaf 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth....
s for copra
Copra

Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. The name copra is derived from the Malayalam language word kopra for dried coconut....
. In September 1978, the Clunies-Ross family sold Cocos Islands to the Australian government. Since then, the Chief of State has been Queen Elizabeth II, represented by the current Governor-General
Governor-General

The term governor general or governor-general refers to a Viceroy representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription....
 Administrator B. Cunningham. The Chairman of the Islands is Council Haji Wahin bin Bynie.

Religion

Most Cocos Malays follow the Sunni branch of Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
.

Dress code

The Cocos Malays have their own dress code - Baju Kurung for the women and Baju Melayu
Baju melayu

Baju Melayu is a traditional Malay outfit for men. It literally translates as 'Malay shirt' and consists of two main parts. The first being the baju itself which has a raised stiff collar known as the cekak musang collar ....
 for the men. Baju Kurung consists of a loose tunic (in which it refers to a long collarless shirt with a short neckline that is pinned together with a brooch) and is worn over a skirt or sarong
Sarong

A sarong or sarung is a large tube or length of textile, often wrapped around the waist and worn as a kilt by men and as a skirt by women throughout much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Horn of Africa, and on many Pacific islands....
. Baju Melayu is a loose shirt (either with a collar with three or more buttons or collarless with a neckline).

See also

  • Malay Australian
  • Malay race
    Malay race

    The concept of a Malay race was proposed by the German scientist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach . Since Blumenbach, many anthropologists have rejected his theory of five races, citing the enormous Race ....
  • Orang Cocos
    Orang Cocos

    The Orang Cocos are an ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo. They primarily reside in Kampung Cocos near Lahad Datu in Tawau Division....
  • Malays (ethnic group)
  • Malays in Singapore
    Malays in Singapore

    Malays in Singapore make up about 14 % of the country's population, as based on the broader definition of a "Malay race" rather than the more specific "Malay "....


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