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Good maps, but it only tells the locations. I hope everybody can submit their backgrounds and I'll try figure out the statistics on daily basis - Inshallah!!
 
north_malaysian said:
What's your nationality?
Where were you born?
What's your ethnic/ancestry?
What languages u speak?


malaysia
in the heart of malaysia
chinese (from my mother side-chinese trader my great grandfather), indian (from my father side), kelantan and sarawak.
i speak malay, english, kelantanese, sarawakian, japanese (just joking only 0.50% of the words).
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What's your nationality? Huge mix from all sides... lol. :-)
Where were you born? Jerusalem
What's your ethnic/ancestry? Arab
What languages u speak? Hebrew, Arabic, English
 
Nationality: Australian
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Ethnic/Ancestry: Lebanese
Languages: English, Lebanese, little bit Indonesian

:D
 
syilla said:
chinese (from my mother side-chinese trader my great grandfather), indian (from my father side), kelantan and sarawak.
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Can I classified Sarawakian and Kelantanese under Malay? Unless your Sarawakian ancestry has bidayuh/iban/melanau ancestries.
 
I'll count these figures on daily basis (next one tomorrow) so ask everybody to put their backgrounds here. Shukran!
 
north_malaysian said:
Can I classified Sarawakian and Kelantanese under Malay? Unless your Sarawakian ancestry has bidayuh/iban/melanau ancestries.
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not fair.....is minangkabau consider malay?

i want to be unique and mixed too...ehehe...
 
Nationality: North American

Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut USA

Ethnic/Ancestry: Mixed: Lithuanian, Chinese, Scottish, Russian, English,
Plus a few others

Languages: English, Arabic, Spanish and a usable amount of
French, German, Russian
 
What's your nationality? American
Where were you born? u.s.
What's your ethnic/ancestry? mixed/not sure
What languages u speak? English, some hebrew and i'm teaching myself urdu.
 
Nationality: American
Place of Birth: Karachi, Pakistan
Ethinicity: Pakistani/Inidan
Languages: English, Urdu, Partial Arabic
 
syilla said:
not fair.....is minangkabau consider malay?

i want to be unique and mixed too...ehehe...
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Ok lah. Minangkabau, Betawi, Malaysian and Sumatra can be categorized as MAlays, but I've seperated them. I'll put Kelantanese and Sarawakian as separate ancestries.
 
north_malaysian said:
Ok lah. Minangkabau, Betawi, Malaysian and Sumatra can be categorized as MAlays, but I've seperated them. I'll put Kelantanese and Sarawakian as separate ancestries.
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You'll have more job soon separating other races their sub-ethnicities. ;D;D

Hey I'm half-Minang but I feel all Malay and Malaysian.
 
Muslim Knight said:
You'll have more job soon separating other races their sub-ethnicities. ;D;D

Hey I'm half-Minang but I feel all Malay and Malaysian.
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I dont mind, if someone feels he/she wanted to be called as Kuala Lumpurian, or Ipohese or Kepala Batasan. I'll put it as seperate ethnic/ancestry.
 
What's your nationality? British
Where were you born? Royal Free Hospital, london
What's your ethnic/ancestry? Greek, Italian,
What languages u speak? Greek, English, bit of Italian and French
 
north_malaysian said:
I dont mind, if someone feels he/she wanted to be called as Kuala Lumpurian, or Ipohese or Kepala Batasan. I'll put it as seperate ethnic/ancestry.
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Kuala Lumpurian sounds downright ugly hehehehehe... (that one gets me laughing everytime) Years ago I heard these people addressing themselves KLites. Duhhh :rollseyes
 
UP TO DATE 24 people gave their background:

Those 24 claims

NATIONALITIES

1) British - 7 (29.17%)
2) Malaysian - 5 (20.83%)
3) Australian - 3 (12.50%)
4) American - 3 (12.50%)
5) Barbadian - 1 (4.17%)
6) Canadian - 1 (4.17%)
7) Dutch - 1 (4.17%)
8) Indonesian - 1 (4.17%)
9) Mixed - 1 (4.17%)
10) Moroccan - 1 (4.17%)
11) North American - 1 (4.17%)
10) Pakistani - 1 (4.17%)

ETHNICS/ANCESTRIES

1) Pakistani - 6 (25.00%)
2) Indian - 5 (20.83%)
3) Arab - 3 (12.50%)
4) Somali - 3 (12.50%)
5) Dutch - 2 (8.33%)
6) Irish - 2 (8.33%)
7) Italian - 2 (8.33%)
8) Chinese - 2 (8.33%)
9) Malay - 2 (8.33%)
10) Malaysian - 2 (8.33%)
11) Scottish - 2 (8.33%)
12) Acehnese - 1 (4.17%)
13) African - 1 (4.17%)
14) Bahamian - 1 (4.17%)
15) Bengali - 1 (4.17%)
16) Betawi - 1 (4.17%)
17) English - 1 (4.17%)
18) German - 1 (4.17%)
19) Greek - 1 (4.17%)
20) Hungarian - 1 (4.17%)
21) Indian Kashmiri - 1 (4.17%)
22) Indonesian - 1 (4.17%)
23) Javanese - 1 (4.17%)
24) Kelantanese - 1 (4.17%)
25) Lebanese - 1 (4.17%)
26) Lithuanian - 1 (4.17%)
27) Minangkabau - 1 (4.17%)
28) Mixed - 1 (4.17%)
29) Moroccan - 1 (4.17%)
30) Russian - 1 (4.17%)
31) Sarawakian - 1 (4.17%)
32) Sumatran - 1 (4.17%)
33) Thai - 1 (4.17%)

LANGUAGES
1) English - 24 (100.00%)
2) Arabic - 13 (54.17%)
3) French - 8 (33.33%)
4) Urdu - 7 (29.17%)
5) Malay - 5 (20.83%)
6) Punjabi - 4 (16.67%)
7) German - 3 (12.50%)
8) Dutch - 2 (8.33%)
9) Hebrew - 2 (8.33%)
10) Indonesian - 2 (8.33%)
11) Italian - 2 (8.33%)
12) Somali - 2 (8.33%)
13) Greek - 1 (4.17%)
14) Hindi - 1 (4.17%)
15) Japanese - 1 (4.17%)
16) Kelantanese - 1 (4.17%)
17) Lebanese - 1 (4.17%)
18) Minangkabau - 1 (4.17%)
19) Mirpuri - 1 (4.17%)
20) Russian - 1 (4.17%)
21) Sarawakian - 1 (4.17%)
22) Spanish - 1 (4.17%)

BIRTHPLACE
1) Malaysia - 5 (20.83%)
2) United Kingdom - 5 (20.83%)
3) Australia - 3 (12.50%)
4) United States - 3 (12.50%)
5) Pakistan - 2 (8.33%)
6) Somalia - 2 (8.33%)
7) Barbados - 1 (4.17%)
8) Indonesia - 1 (4.17%)
9) Jerusalem - 1 (4.17%)
10) Netherlands - 1 (4.17%)
 
nationality: pakistani
birth place: kuwait
ethnic: pakistani
languages: urdu,english,a bit sindhi and a bit arabic
 
What's your nationality? Canadian, Pakistan
Where were you born? Pakistan
What's your ethnic/ancestry? Pakistan
What languages u speak? English, French, Urdu, Japanses, Arab (edited)

w0ot w0ot can you beat that !
 
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Nationality: Pakistani
Birthplace: Providence, RI, USA
Ethnic/Ancestry: Mongol, Turkish, Arab, Indian, Persian
Languages: Urdu, English, and obviously SOME Arabic
 
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