MALAYSIA

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 Malaysia
• The name "Malaysia" is a combination of the word "Malay" and the Latin-Greek
suffix "-sia"/-σία.[13] The word "melayu" in Malay may derive from the Tamil words
"malai" and "ur" meaning "mountain" and "city, land", respectively.[14][15][16]
"Malayadvipa" was the word used by ancient Indian traders when referring to the
Malay Peninsula Whether or not it originated from these roots, the word "melayu"
or "mlayu" may have been used in early Malay/Javanese to mean to steadily
accelerate or run. This term was applied to describe the strong current of the river
Melayu in Sumatra.The name was later adopted by the Melayu Kingdom that
existed in the seventh century on Sumatra.
Malay Culture
Malay Cultures
• The culture of Malaysia draws on the
varied cultures of the different people Dikir Barat
of Malaysia. The first people to live in
the area were indigenous tribes that
still remain; they were followed by the
Malays, who moved there from
mainland Asia in ancient times. Chinese
and Indian cultural influences made
their mark when trade began with Silat Melayu
those countries, and increased with
immigration to Malaysia.
ARTS and
CRAFTS
• The arts and crafts of Malaysia are as colourful and rich as its
multicultural background. From cloths to kites, Malaysian artisans use
various media for their expression. Internationally renowned Malaysian
arts and crafts include fashionable beach sarongs and pewter products
from the Royal Selangor Company.

• A popular souvenir to bring home from the east coast states of Terengganu
and Kelantan is batik. Traditionally a technique of hand-dyeing fabrics
using wax to repel the dye in select places, batik also refers to printed
fabrics decorated with classic batik motifs. Another popular Malaysian
fabric, the songket, is made by weaving gold and silver threads together
with fabric threads to create delicate designs.
 Batik Design
Ukiran

Wau Kite Porta de Santiago Bass

Relief
Folk Tales and Folklore
in Malaysia
(Literature)
Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup
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 Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup
• Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup also known as The Devouring rocks or
Eating Rocks is the most popular FOLK LORE in Malaysia because of
the attractiveness of this story that will affect you because of the
lesson you will find in this story. Although this is just fiction, you have
an important message that make you relate in your real life situation .
• This story is about Mak Minah , a widow, her two children, her
daughter Mawar , and her young son, Bulat. Mak Minah would work
hard at several jobs in a day . She would work in both a field and as a
fisherwoman to support her fairly young children as best as she
could.
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• One morning , while fishing , she catches a tembakul fish ( local river fish ).
She of course is really happy, and fantasizes all day about eating the fish
with her children for dinner. At noon , Mak Minah goes home and starts to
clean the fish, and is happier when she realizes that there is fish roe inside.
Fish roe back then was very very expensive and was a delicacy, one that
poor people like herself would very rarely be able to enjoy. she happily
fries it before she goes to work in the fields and cuts it into three equal
parts , one for her older daughter, one for her young son, and the other for
herself. As she heads out the door, Mak Minah tells her children that they
may each have their portion , but she asked them to leave one of the
pieces to eat when she comes home.
• Mak Minah spent the entire evening at the field thinking of eating the roe.
When she came home , she finds all three portions eaten. Mawar
explained to her that she and her brother had both eaten their portions ,
but after finishing his , Bulat demanded the other portion and threw a
horrible tantrum when she said no , and that he had taken the piece
anyway. Mak Minah was so devastated that she didn’t say anything and
just went to bed.
• That night Mak Minah was kept awake by the calling of the batu belah
batu bertangkup , the eater of suicides. She heard the rock calling her,
saying “You never managed to eat your roe because as much as you
desired it , it never desired to be eaten by you. This is the way of the
world : what we desire to touch has no desire to be touched by us. But
I am your death and I have longed for you since you were born. And
now all I ask you is that you have the same longing for me.” She then
snaps and runs to the rock .
• Mawar , hearing the commotion of her mother storming out of the
house, wakes up Bulat and they try to chase her down. They called out
after their mother , but it was no use , the voice of the rock drowned
out everything else. Mak Minah stopped only once on her way to the
rock , and just long enough for her children to catch sight of her , right
in front of it , where she made a funnel and filled it with her breast
milk for her young son. As she did so , the rock split , and beckoned her
to enter. Mak Minah left the funnel on the floor and fled deep into the
rock.
Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup
(The Devouring Rocks)

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