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Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia: Political entities * British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits Settlements and the British protectorates of the Malay States * Malayan Union (1946–1948), a post-war British colony consisting of all the states and settlements in British Malaya except Singapore * Federation of Malaya (1948–1963), the successor to the Malayan Union, which gained independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1957 * States of Malaya (1963-Present), the States of the Federation of Malaya following the merger with the self-governing State of Singapore and the Colonies of North Borneo (renamed Sabah), Sarawak to form the Federation of Malaysia Geography Malaya comprises the States of Malaya and Singapore Science * ''Megisba malaya'', a butterfly commonly called the Malayan People * Malaya Akulukjuk (born 1915?) ...
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Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, is the part of Malaysia that occupies the southern half of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia and the nearby islands. Its area totals , which is nearly 40% of the total area of the country; the other 60% is in East Malaysia. For comparison, it is slightly larger than England (130,395 km2). It shares a land border with Thailand to the north and a maritime border with Singapore to the south. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra, and across the South China Sea to the east lie the Natuna Islands of Indonesia. At its southern tip, across the Strait of Johor, lies the island country of Singapore. Peninsular Malaysia accounts for the majority (roughly 81.3%) of Malaysia's population and economy; as of 2017, it ...
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Oxana Malaya
Oksana Oleksandrivna Malaya ( uk, Оксана Олександрівна Малая, born 4 November 1983), better known as Oxana Malaya, is a Ukrainian woman internationally known for her dog-imitating behavior. Malaya has been the subject of documentaries, interviews and tabloid headlines as a feral child "raised by dogs". Biography Malaya was born in the village of Nova Blagovishchenka in Hornostaivka Raion, Kherson Oblast, of the Ukrainian SSR. According to doctors and medical records, she was a normal child at birth, but was later neglected by her alcoholic father at age three, and she lived surrounded by dogs. When Malaya was found by authorities, she was seven and a half years old, but she could not talk, lacked many basic skills, and physically behaved like a dog. She was running around on all fours, barking, slept on the floor, and she ate and took care of her hygiene like a dog. Malaya was removed from her parents' custody by social services. Malaya was eventually tr ...
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Malays (other)
Malays may refer to: * Malay race, a racial category encompassing peoples of Southeast Asia and sometimes the Pacific Islands ** Overseas Malays, people of Malay race ancestry living outside Malay archipelago home areas ** Cape Malays, a community in South Africa with some Southeast Asian heritage ** Sri Lankan Malays, a Malay race descent or community in Sri Lanka ** Cocos Malays, a Malay race descent residing mainly in Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia * Malays (ethnic group), the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay Peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo ** Bruneian Malay people, a native group which is limited natively Brunei ** Malaysian Malays, ethnic Malays in Malaysia ** Malay Indonesians, ethnic Malays in Indonesia ** Malay Singaporeans, the history and description of the ethnic group living in Singapore ** Thai Malays, ethnic Malays in Thailand See also * Malay (other) * Malaya (other) * Malaysian (other) Malaysian may refer t ...
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Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of ...
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