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Thai Malays is a term used to refer to ethnic Malays in Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. Thailand hosts the third largest ethnic Malay population after Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 and Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
, and most Malays are concentrated in the Southern provinces of Narathiwat
Narathiwat

Narathiwat is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Narathiwat Province....
, Pattani
Pattani

Pattani may refer to* Pattani Province, in southern Thailand* Pattani , in southern Thailand* Pattani , which includes the above province** Pattani Kingdom, a former semi-independent kingdom...
, Yala
Yala

Yala can refer to several things:...
, Songkhla
Songkhla

Songkhla is a city in the Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. As of 2006 it had a population of 75,048. The city is a part of Greater Hatyai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area....
 and Satun
Satun

Satun is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Satun Province. It covers the whole tambon Phiman of Amphoe Mueang Satun. As of 2005 it has a population of 21,498....
.

Ethnic Malays in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Songkhla due in part to cultural differences from the Thai people as well as past experiences of forced attempts to assimilate them into Thai mainstream culture after the eventual annexation of Pattani Kingdom
Pattani kingdom

Patani is known to have been part of the ancient Srivijayan kingdom. It then covered approximately the area of the modern Thailand provinces of Pattani Province, Yala Province, Narathiwat Province and much of the northern part of modern Malaysia....
 by the Sukhothai Kingdom
Sukhothai kingdom

The Sukhothai kingdom was an early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai , in north central Thailand. It existed from 1238 till 1438. The old capital, now 12 km outside of New Sukhothai in Tambon Mueang Kao, is in ruins and is a Sukhothai historic park....
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Thai Malays is a term used to refer to ethnic Malays in Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. Thailand hosts the third largest ethnic Malay population after Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 and Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
, and most Malays are concentrated in the Southern provinces of Narathiwat
Narathiwat

Narathiwat is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Narathiwat Province....
, Pattani
Pattani

Pattani may refer to* Pattani Province, in southern Thailand* Pattani , in southern Thailand* Pattani , which includes the above province** Pattani Kingdom, a former semi-independent kingdom...
, Yala
Yala

Yala can refer to several things:...
, Songkhla
Songkhla

Songkhla is a city in the Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. As of 2006 it had a population of 75,048. The city is a part of Greater Hatyai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area....
 and Satun
Satun

Satun is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Satun Province. It covers the whole tambon Phiman of Amphoe Mueang Satun. As of 2005 it has a population of 21,498....
.

Ethnic Malays in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Songkhla due in part to cultural differences from the Thai people as well as past experiences of forced attempts to assimilate them into Thai mainstream culture after the eventual annexation of Pattani Kingdom
Pattani kingdom

Patani is known to have been part of the ancient Srivijayan kingdom. It then covered approximately the area of the modern Thailand provinces of Pattani Province, Yala Province, Narathiwat Province and much of the northern part of modern Malaysia....
 by the Sukhothai Kingdom
Sukhothai kingdom

The Sukhothai kingdom was an early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai , in north central Thailand. It existed from 1238 till 1438. The old capital, now 12 km outside of New Sukhothai in Tambon Mueang Kao, is in ruins and is a Sukhothai historic park....
. On the other hand, ethnic Malays in Satun are less inclined towards separatism. Ethnic Malays in Satun are more proficient in Thai as compared to the Malays from the other states, and their dialect have strong affinities to those of Perlis
Perlis

This article is about the Malaysian state. For the computer scientist, see Alan Perlis.Perlis , is the smallest state in Malaysia. It lies at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and has Satun Province and Songkhla Province Provinces of Thailand on its northern border....
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People of mixed Thai and Malay ancestry are known as Samsam, which forms the bulk of Satun's population but also a significant minority in Phatthalung
Phatthalung

Phatthalung is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Phatthalung Province.The town covers the whole tambon Khuhu Sawan, and small parts of the tambon Khao Chiak, Tha Mi Ram, Prang Mu, Lampam, Tamnan and Khuan Maphrao, all in Amphoe Mueang Phatthalung....
, Trang
Trang

Trang is the Capital of Trang Province, Thailand. The city has a population of 59,637 and covers the whole tambon Thap Thiang of Amphoe Mueang Trang....
, Krabi
Krabi

Krabi is a town on the west coast of southern Thailand at the mouth of the Krabi River into the Andaman Sea. As of 2005 the town has a population of 24,986....
, Phang Nga
Phang Nga

Phang Nga is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Phang Nga Province. The town covers the whole tambon Thai Chang of Amphoe Mueang Phang Nga....
  and Songkhla as well as in the Malaysian states of Kedah
Kedah

Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of 9,425 km?, and consists mostly of flat areas growing rice, plus the island of Langkawi....
, Perak
Perak

Perak is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is the second largest state in Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor southward and to the west by the Strait of Malacca....
 and Perlis. Samsams are generally adherents of Islam but culturally Thai, although Malay influences are co-dominant. Phuket and Ranong
Ranong

Ranong is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Ranong Province and the Amphoe Mueang Ranong. The town covers completely the area of the tambon Khao Niwet ....
, home to a sizeable Muslim population, also has many people who are of Malay descent. A sizeable community also exists in Bangkok itself, having descended from migrants or prisoners who were relocated from the South from the 13th century onwards.

See also


  • Mahsuri
  • Islam in Thailand
    Islam in Thailand

    Islam is most popular in southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia, where the vast majority of the country's Muslims, predominantly Malays in origin, are found....
  • South Thailand insurgency
    South Thailand insurgency

    The South Thailand insurgency is a separatist campaign of Islamic terrorism, which is taking place in the predominantly Malay Pattani , made up of the three southernmost provinces of Thailand, with violence increasingly spilling over into other provinces....