Chinese Baba Nyonya is the most friendly type of Chinese version. They can speak fluent Malay, English, Chinese and Hokkien / Hakka/ Cantonese. They can easily adapt to different type of environments. They are truly unique.
Hey, I'm a Chinese Indonesian, my grandparents are farmers and goldsmiths from the Fujian province in China, ranging from Xiamen, Quanzhou, and Putian. At the age of 17, I went to Xiamen to get a degree in Architecture, and now I'm in charge of a historical city revitalization project or in Chinese 旧城更新 in Kulangsu Island 。Nicely made documentary!, I'm going to show this in my next presentation to my Chinese teammates.
@hatersjahat 2.0 Ada yg balik ke China, ada yg lari ke Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong, dll. Saya pernah ketemu 1 org yg balik ke xiamen pas masa orba pas kerusuhan 98, nenek", sudah berkeluarga di Xiamen. Sebelum orba org tionghoa kabur ke negara lain dikarenakan korupsi oleh raja tiongkok masa itu, setelah revolusi ada beberapa yg balik ada beberapa yg memilih tinggal
As an Ang Moh inSingapore,during the fifties,I had a number of Perenakan Friends who, I met thru Hakka Chinese friends,the culture is fascinating, the food and the social aspects too were very interesting and I prefer the culture to anything that abounds today, it is very sad that the Nonya/Baba scene is all but dead. In Singapore,traces are found around the Bedok Katong area where I met a few, very old Peranakan people, however, Malacca (Melaka) is, I feel, a stronghold yet, plus Penang. A wonderful and interesting Video, Terima Kaseh Lah, Dari satu Ang MoH Orang Tua.
Singapore has never been a Peranakan stronghold. Most Peranakans in Singapore came from Malacca or Penang. That’s why the Peranakan culture in Singapore is not as authentic as you can find in Penang or Malacca and never will be.
Asraf Aris , not really. Many Singaporeans Peranakan were affected by our education system of learning English and Mandarin for Chinese (Anyone who has a Chinese father is considered Chinese) Even Chinese dialects are lost among younger generations because dialects are discouraged. Many socials and economic factors were involved with the changes sadly. Also Singaporean Chinese Peranakan food differ from Penang though we do find more similarity from Malacca. Within Chinese Peranakan we have Hakka, Teochew, Hokkien even Cantonese Peranakan which produced a variety of Peranakan style Malay language mixed with individual dialect group. Most of us dunno Bahasa Melayu and it is uncommon in Singapore to speak Bahasa Melayu. Love my Singaporean Peranakan heritage. I am thankful that there is an increasing interest within our community to educate our younger generations to revive our heritage.
@@serenalim2599 Serena, your comments are correct, my wonderful amazing Singapore early days, 1955-1960, then 1967-75, & finally I left Air Traffic Control in Changi Airport and took on Ships supply Officer, as I was then 30 Plus and the ATC Job is too stressful after about 35. when I was a Ships supply officer, I spent further time in Penang Singapore Hong Kong and Surabaya/Philippines. As for Peranakan food, I did note a vast difference,between Singapore and Melaka particularly, I believe Melaka has what was considered REAL Peranakan whilst Singapore, Penang had a different method of cooking and I did note the difference. I bought Cook Books in Singapore written by Peranakan Cooks also Chinese, my Chinese one is by Mrs Leong Lee Siew,whose recipes are easier to produce since ALL the items are available in Australia whereas Peranakan style and spices are different. I feel sad that Peranakan has not been accepted in Singapore, in my early days there it was quite common, especially in Tiong Bahru, Lim Liak Street particularly had quite a lot of Genuine Peranakan folks who I knew via my Chinese (Hakka Wife). Her school buddies were almost all Peranakan. that was in the fifties. LOL! The loss of the beautiful sounding Languages in exchange for English and Mandarin was unfair I felt. Mandarin is a fine language but choice of language should be up to the individual,not government. P.S> I know much history of Singapore, (my favorite subject.)
My mother is from northern Peranakan roots probably from Penang while my Father are from southern Peranakan roots probably from Malacca and Singapore. My maternal and paternal grandma were great cooks. I miss them dearly.
It should be noted that the word Peranakan isnt synonymous with Peranakan Chinese. It's an adjective for any nativised immigrant community in the Malay Archipelago, be they Arab, Indian, Chinese or Portuguese. However because the Straits Chinese are the most prominent the word usually refers to them by default.
Katong district in Singapore is a beautiful neighbourhood of Peranakan buildings and culture conserved for heritage. It is listed as one of the top 40 coolest neighbourhoods in the world!
I visited Malacca in 2000 and met some Paranakan People whose English and Malay was better than their Chinese. Paranakan culture is alive and well hopefully in Malacca and Penang.
@@aloha3976 You know that hundreds years ago orang asli still live in the jungle..& not meet people from outside the jungle..Some of them just close half part their body & some them still not wear any cloth & just use leaf..You can ask your ancestors..Not like now is more modern & more educated. Understand ..Is history..Not like now you was born..You more lucky...Kebaya & Baju kurung is Malay traditional cloth..I think is waste talking to you.I just realized you got any side condemn people..
Hmm.. sadly not many Peranakan knew Bahasa Melayu or their Malay aspects of their culture instead focusing mostly on Chinese culture. Its better to understand both cultures and how they came about.
maybe its because bussines or trade. they use the most "advantages" language to sustain their wealfare. if they mostly did a lot of interaction with local they will speak local most (for example it does happen in Indonesia, Thailand, and The Philippine); yet they still retained their chinese culture.
Peranakans managed to preserve our Chinese culture and traditions despite being a minority in a far away land, that is exactly what distinguishes Peranakans, otherwise we would just be Malays with Chinese ancestry. Peranakans would import bribes or husbands from China or marry other Peranakans to keep our bloodline Chinese, or the Chineseness in Peranakans would have been so diluted over hundreds of years. We were a very small minority before the British imported Chinese labourers in the 19th century.
Agree. If a Peranakan forgets their Patoi, Dondang Sayang, Pantun and denies his/her Malay heritage, then he/she shouldn't be called a Peranakan. In fact, I know a lot of Peranakans are closer to the Malays in comparison to the Chinese.
Never too late to pick it up. Start from tembuk ingredients for rempah. I can’t remember them using blender but somehow pounding them manually helps me to remember. Guess tembuk into my brain while helping my ah mah in kitchen as a child. Hahaha..😊
10:05 - 10:15 I am also Peranakan from Singapore, I wasn't aware of my heritage until I was 16. My mother is peranakan but my father is not. Sadly, the culture is dying out. Even though I am now aware of my heritage, I don't identify as Peranakan, I identify as Chinese based on my passport instead
@@jasontan27 peranakan are basically mixed blood., and its pretty clear the genetically dominant one will take place physically... be it malay, chinese or others. There is no such thing as peranakan race. Check out the usa... its a melting polt... if one wishes to verify, most likely all of them would have a complex mixed blood. In indonesia, most of the mixed blood dont called themselves peranakan. If some of they do... they got the terminology wrong. And this peranakan thing here, is not well documented. So the subject is pretty much hazy over here. A few of my many mixed blood friends, some have physically more dark coloured with the local featured, yet they tell me, hey... my background is chinese, my friend... and i said no problem,... you are still my friend... I couldnt be bothered.... because there are many out there which is why, i do not really care, after all they come into this world through no fault of theirs. Note: also in china mainland, there are many sub ethnics grouping.... but most of us are really proud of our origins. As for our family we are still a mixed blood of the sub group of the Han chinese, in between the teochew and hakka. But if anyone ask me, i will tell them i am a teochew.... can still speak this dialect... and am still self educating myself in hanzi, the chinese characters.
You do not have to fear that cultures are fading away. Culture to Asians is like the skin on your palm of your hands. Best thing about Asian culture its found in every Asian race, be it Malay, Chinese or Indian. Its interwoven. Whether you practised it or not its not a question. It will come out when needed. I am glad I cone from a region of vast cultures.
Great great grandfather come from China to sg marry my great grandparents and other include me born in sg my whole family speak Malay and dialect more than chinese even thought we pure Chinese my grand grandparents are under British gov. Me and my family skin tone is brown more like Malay people. My grandma and my mum is a mixed they look more like Eurasian especially my grandma..My friend ask me am I a peranakan I tell them this they say I actually consider peranakan family
Interesting that many of those commenting are non Peranakans and they are telling us the criteria that distinguishes whether someone is a Peranakan. I bet they don’t even know about the Genome study on the DNA of those who claim to be Peranakan.
@@babymonster007 I'm considered one but I'm also adopted. Not by blood. Biologically I'm Thai version of Peranakan haha. Then again, I'm a of TeoChew ethnic mixed with native Thai by blood, and a Baba by culture.
I really hope someone after see my story they can give me real true answer am I peranakan ?? People around will ask are you Malaysia people or perankan if not they will say I look./consider like peranakan or malaysia people just my great great grandfather come from China my great grandmother should be from Malaysia I forget my whole family know speak Malay under British gov although all are pure Chinese but skin tone more like Malay who can give me real accurate answer am I peranakan
did ur great granny wear kasut manek? do u worship ur ancestors? did ur grannny wear kebaya pendek + sarong to weddings? do u still have kerongsang that belonged to ur granny? do u have a photo to prove that ur ancestors were peranakan like me? smg.photobucket.com/user/hongster/media/Old%20Pics/G2-1_copy.jpg.html
Can’t judge by skin colour since biracial descendants features and skin can varies. Especially, after so many generations of intermarriage with later Chinese immigrants it is impossible to base on skin colour or citizenship. Chinese Peranakan and pure Chinese born in straits of Malacca all are considered citizens of Malaysia or Singapore.Better if you ask elders at home or observe pass down recipes, clothes and stories from elders. We can only trace our roots when we spend time with our elders at home. I am more Paranakan than my cousins not due to parentage but my time and interest learning from my Nonya/Bibik Ah Mah, listening stories of her childhood and home recipes as a child while helping her to tembuk spices and meal preparation in kitchen. My siblings and cousins not interested at all so end up identifying more with Pure Chinese. Most only identify with food and kebayas worn on important events like weddings.
Kebaya is traditional costume of Javanese and Balinese women . Zheng he sail in 1405, commanding 62 ships and 27,800 men. Zheng He arrived in the western part of what is now Semarang via the Garang River; These man married local women probably most this women is Javanese and Balinese . Peranakan in Indonesia it is mean MIXED BREED. And Nyonya in Indonesia is what we call for "mrs,madam, " in respected manner ( google translate ) .
Fashion Bash..What's wrong with this Indon ..other people history food ,our traditional cloth & culture also want to claim..We doesn't care with you country Indonesia..Is our country & our people.. Just mind your own country.. Don't try to claim everything..This why you people & country still like before your country got freedom ..Big country..But your people still poor & your people not educated..The language you use Bahasa Indonesia is adoption from malay language..You original language is Javanese..Not many people can understand.. That's your first President Sukarno (Javanese) adopt Malay to your language & call Indonesia.. Are you not angry Javanese is big population in Pulau Jawa @ Indonesia..why your president adopt Malay Language as first language & become Bahasa Indonesia..& Malay people only less population in Indonesia ..only Riau - Sumatra ..The answer is cause your own language very difficult to understand &..& our malay language always use as lingua-franca . Everything you want to claim..Your people came to our country looking for job & doesn't want go back to your country..Big country but cannot provide your job for your citizen.People like you only know how to claim..By the way Kebaya is Malay language not Javanese language..Our Malaysia country always help your people & country when something happen like tsunamy & other bad things happen..But you people always want to claim everything ,said bad thing about our country & always critics us... That's why your country & the people still..same ..Not woke up yet..Still in your Dreamland.. Jealous with our country because our country better than your country..Why you own people.. when then come work here they want to become our citizen & doesn't want go back to your country...
Chinese Baba Nyonya is the most friendly type of Chinese version. They can speak fluent Malay, English, Chinese and Hokkien / Hakka/ Cantonese. They can easily adapt to different type of environments. They are truly unique.
Little nyonya series brought me here 😆
likewise
Thank you for " Little Nyonya" drama 2008 & 2020 who has brought the Peranakan culture to the world 👍👍👍
Hey, I'm a Chinese Indonesian, my grandparents are farmers and goldsmiths from the Fujian province in China, ranging from Xiamen, Quanzhou, and Putian. At the age of 17, I went to Xiamen to get a degree in Architecture, and now I'm in charge of a historical city revitalization project or in Chinese 旧城更新 in Kulangsu Island 。Nicely made documentary!, I'm going to show this in my next presentation to my Chinese teammates.
Do you still speak Bahasa Indonesia?
@@yanuhardi77 bitch please
@@yanuhardi77 masih dong, dah balik indo sekarang😁
@hatersjahat 2.0 halo bre😁
@hatersjahat 2.0 Ada yg balik ke China, ada yg lari ke Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong, dll. Saya pernah ketemu 1 org yg balik ke xiamen pas masa orba pas kerusuhan 98, nenek", sudah berkeluarga di Xiamen. Sebelum orba org tionghoa kabur ke negara lain dikarenakan korupsi oleh raja tiongkok masa itu, setelah revolusi ada beberapa yg balik ada beberapa yg memilih tinggal
As an Ang Moh inSingapore,during the fifties,I had a number of Perenakan Friends who, I met thru Hakka Chinese friends,the culture is fascinating, the food and the social aspects too were very interesting and I prefer the culture to anything that abounds today, it is very sad that the Nonya/Baba scene is all but dead. In Singapore,traces are found around the Bedok Katong area where I met a few, very old Peranakan people, however, Malacca (Melaka) is, I feel, a stronghold yet, plus Penang. A wonderful and interesting Video, Terima Kaseh Lah, Dari satu Ang MoH Orang Tua.
Singapore has never been a Peranakan stronghold. Most Peranakans in Singapore came from Malacca or Penang. That’s why the Peranakan culture in Singapore is not as authentic as you can find in Penang or Malacca and never will be.
@@asrafaris6883 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peranakan
Asraf Aris , not really. Many Singaporeans Peranakan were affected by our education system of learning English and Mandarin for Chinese (Anyone who has a Chinese father is considered Chinese) Even Chinese dialects are lost among younger generations because dialects are discouraged. Many socials and economic factors were involved with the changes sadly. Also Singaporean Chinese Peranakan food differ from Penang though we do find more similarity from Malacca. Within Chinese Peranakan we have Hakka, Teochew, Hokkien even Cantonese Peranakan which produced a variety of Peranakan style Malay language mixed with individual dialect group. Most of us dunno Bahasa Melayu and it is uncommon in Singapore to speak Bahasa Melayu. Love my Singaporean Peranakan heritage. I am thankful that there is an increasing interest within our community to educate our younger generations to revive our heritage.
@@serenalim2599 Serena, your comments are correct, my wonderful amazing Singapore early days, 1955-1960, then 1967-75, & finally I left Air Traffic Control in Changi Airport and took on Ships supply Officer, as I was then 30 Plus and the ATC Job is too stressful after about 35. when I was a Ships supply officer, I spent further time in Penang Singapore Hong Kong and Surabaya/Philippines. As for Peranakan food, I did note a vast difference,between Singapore and Melaka particularly, I believe Melaka has what was considered REAL Peranakan whilst Singapore, Penang had a different method of cooking and I did note the difference. I bought Cook Books in Singapore written by Peranakan Cooks also Chinese, my Chinese one is by Mrs Leong Lee Siew,whose recipes are easier to produce since ALL the items are available in Australia whereas Peranakan style and spices are different. I feel sad that Peranakan has not been accepted in Singapore, in my early days there it was quite common, especially in Tiong Bahru, Lim Liak Street particularly had quite a lot of Genuine Peranakan folks who I knew via my Chinese (Hakka Wife). Her school buddies were almost all Peranakan. that was in the fifties. LOL! The loss of the beautiful sounding Languages in exchange for English and Mandarin was unfair I felt. Mandarin is a fine language but choice of language should be up to the individual,not government. P.S> I know much history of Singapore, (my favorite subject.)
@@asrafaris6883
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My mother is from northern Peranakan roots probably from Penang while my Father are from southern Peranakan roots probably from Malacca and Singapore. My maternal and paternal grandma were great cooks. I miss them dearly.
It should be noted that the word Peranakan isnt synonymous with Peranakan Chinese. It's an adjective for any nativised immigrant community in the Malay Archipelago, be they Arab, Indian, Chinese or Portuguese. However because the Straits Chinese are the most prominent the word usually refers to them by default.
Katong district in Singapore is a beautiful neighbourhood of Peranakan buildings and culture conserved for heritage. It is listed as one of the top 40 coolest neighbourhoods in the world!
I visited Malacca in 2000 and met some Paranakan People whose English and Malay was better than their Chinese. Paranakan culture is alive and well hopefully in Malacca and Penang.
Peranakan mak org asli bukan malay.
@@aloha3976 You know that hundreds years ago orang asli still live in the jungle..& not meet people from outside the jungle..Some of them just close half part their body & some them still not wear any cloth & just use leaf..You can ask your ancestors..Not like now is more modern & more educated. Understand ..Is history..Not like now you was born..You more lucky...Kebaya & Baju kurung is Malay traditional cloth..I think is waste talking to you.I just realized you got any side condemn people..
Hey Aloha .itu saja yg kamu tahu ke...peranakan x pandai Chineselah..kebanyakan berbahasa Melayu dan Inggeris..
Hmm.. sadly not many Peranakan knew Bahasa Melayu or their Malay aspects of their culture instead focusing mostly on Chinese culture. Its better to understand both cultures and how they came about.
maybe its because bussines or trade. they use the most "advantages" language to sustain their wealfare. if they mostly did a lot of interaction with local they will speak local most (for example it does happen in Indonesia, Thailand, and The Philippine); yet they still retained their chinese culture.
Peranakans managed to preserve our Chinese culture and traditions despite being a minority in a far away land, that is exactly what distinguishes Peranakans, otherwise we would just be Malays with Chinese ancestry. Peranakans would import bribes or husbands from China or marry other Peranakans to keep our bloodline Chinese, or the Chineseness in Peranakans would have been so diluted over hundreds of years. We were a very small minority before the British imported Chinese labourers in the 19th century.
Agree. If a Peranakan forgets their Patoi, Dondang Sayang, Pantun and denies his/her Malay heritage, then he/she shouldn't be called a Peranakan. In fact, I know a lot of Peranakans are closer to the Malays in comparison to the Chinese.
Peranakan bukan malay lah nenek kami makan babi tau.
@@mmuhd org asli bukan malay saya peranakan.
Wow very nice house Full of antiques
Thank you for making this video! ❤❤🙏🙏
Good documentary cos includes the food culture!
I came here because my examiner told me and my class that she was peranakan which I didn't know was a thing! Thanks!
I myself proud to be Pranakan (from my mother side)
does ur mother have a Chinese name?
Peranakan mak org asli bukan melayu kita Makan babi.
@@aloha3976 mohon respect pndgn org lain.. Jaga sensiviti kaum & agama lain 😇
@@brainwashington1332 nope.. Just my late grandmother have it
Aloha tu Hawaii ..
Proud of my heritage but need to buck up in cooking skills...was one of those chased out from the kitchen to pursue studies
Never too late to pick it up. Start from tembuk ingredients for rempah. I can’t remember them using blender but somehow pounding them manually helps me to remember. Guess tembuk into my brain while helping my ah mah in kitchen as a child. Hahaha..😊
10:05 - 10:15 I am also Peranakan from Singapore, I wasn't aware of my heritage until I was 16. My mother is peranakan but my father is not. Sadly, the culture is dying out. Even though I am now aware of my heritage, I don't identify as Peranakan, I identify as Chinese based on my passport instead
Peranakan are not Chinese, they're peranakan them self as a race
There is only one race: The Human Race.
@@jasontan27 peranakan are basically mixed blood., and its pretty clear the genetically dominant one will take place physically... be it malay, chinese or others.
There is no such thing as peranakan race. Check out the usa... its a melting polt... if one wishes to verify, most likely all of them would have a complex mixed blood.
In indonesia, most of the mixed blood dont called themselves peranakan. If some of they do... they got the terminology wrong. And this peranakan thing here, is not well documented. So the subject is pretty much hazy over here.
A few of my many mixed blood friends, some have physically more dark coloured with the local featured, yet they tell me, hey... my background is chinese, my friend... and i said no problem,... you are still my friend...
I couldnt be bothered.... because there are many out there which is why, i do not really care, after all they come into this world through no fault of theirs.
Note: also in china mainland, there are many sub ethnics grouping.... but most of us are really proud of our origins.
As for our family we are still a mixed blood of the sub group of the Han chinese, in between the teochew and hakka. But if anyone ask me, i will tell them i am a teochew.... can still speak this dialect... and am still self educating myself in hanzi, the chinese characters.
You do not have to fear that cultures are fading away. Culture to Asians is like the skin on your palm of your hands. Best thing about Asian culture its found in every Asian race, be it Malay, Chinese or Indian. Its interwoven.
Whether you practised it or not its not a question. It will come out when needed.
I am glad I cone from a region of vast cultures.
Great to see this from India.
Well Written and well told
Nice to know you👍
Peranakan cultures was so lovely such s shame it is not carried on
excellent
Great great grandfather come from China to sg marry my great grandparents and other include me born in sg my whole family speak Malay and dialect more than chinese even thought we pure Chinese my grand grandparents are under British gov. Me and my family skin tone is brown more like Malay people. My grandma and my mum is a mixed they look more like Eurasian especially my grandma..My friend ask me am I a peranakan I tell them this they say I actually consider peranakan family
Bahasa malay dengan bahasa org peranakan klau kau dega dia cakap tak sama.
One thing is certain: the stronger China is, the more proud people with Chinese ancestry will be.
is this the same house as in the little nyonya 2020 drama?
Some of part of this house yes. But for kitchen area and Ju xiang/Yue Niang's room looks take place is Movie Town Malaysia.
Interesting that many of those commenting are non Peranakans and they are telling us the criteria that distinguishes whether someone is a Peranakan. I bet they don’t even know about the Genome study on the DNA of those who claim to be Peranakan.
Is this house open for tourists visit? May I know it’s location? Thanks 😊👍
Just curious to know why many of them do not wish to admit they are one.
Haha for me I not sure only my friend say I'm one of them lol that y I wanna know true who can tell me after saw my msg
@@babymonster007 I'm considered one but I'm also adopted. Not by blood. Biologically I'm Thai version of Peranakan haha. Then again, I'm a of TeoChew ethnic mixed with native Thai by blood, and a Baba by culture.
My grandmother was 11th generation Nyonya, but i dont know much abt Peranakan culture to say im one. My Malay is not even that good
They are also known as the ' The Queen's Own Chinese ' ?
Can anyone second this.
Last time my great grandfather shop got sell e beans shoes
I really hope someone after see my story they can give me real true answer am I peranakan ?? People around will ask are you Malaysia people or perankan if not they will say I look./consider like peranakan or malaysia people just my great great grandfather come from China my great grandmother should be from Malaysia I forget my whole family know speak Malay under British gov although all are pure Chinese but skin tone more like Malay who can give me real accurate answer am I peranakan
Scarlette Adventure ask your mother is better
did ur great granny wear kasut manek? do u worship ur ancestors? did ur grannny wear kebaya pendek + sarong to weddings? do u still have kerongsang that belonged to ur granny? do u have a photo to prove that ur ancestors were peranakan like me? smg.photobucket.com/user/hongster/media/Old%20Pics/G2-1_copy.jpg.html
Peranakan mak org asli bukan malay.
Can’t judge by skin colour since biracial descendants features and skin can varies. Especially, after so many generations of intermarriage with later Chinese immigrants it is impossible to base on skin colour or citizenship. Chinese Peranakan and pure Chinese born in straits of Malacca all are considered citizens of Malaysia or Singapore.Better if you ask elders at home or observe pass down recipes, clothes and stories from elders. We can only trace our roots when we spend time with our elders at home. I am more Paranakan than my cousins not due to parentage but my time and interest learning from my Nonya/Bibik Ah Mah, listening stories of her childhood and home recipes as a child while helping her to tembuk spices and meal preparation in kitchen. My siblings and cousins not interested at all so end up identifying more with Pure Chinese. Most only identify with food and kebayas worn on important events like weddings.
You have Chinese blood, that's for sure.
I can not speak chinese even my grandparents talk with my mom.
Boleh cakap org asli?
Baba Nyonya Malaysia sudah x pandai cakap Chinese la ..
You cannot be a peranakan now.
Am I
Bapak dari china mak org asli bukan malay dan jawa banyak org tak tau, kiranya sama.
lain orang lain asal usulnya. ada je peranakan cina dengan melayu. cina dengan orang batak, cina dengan india, cina dengan vietnam
Kebaya is traditional costume of Javanese and Balinese women . Zheng he sail in 1405, commanding 62 ships and 27,800 men. Zheng He arrived in the western part of what is now Semarang via the Garang River; These man married local women probably most this women is Javanese and Balinese . Peranakan in Indonesia it is mean MIXED BREED. And Nyonya in Indonesia is what we call for "mrs,madam, " in respected manner ( google translate ) .
Doesn't make sense, the words of kebaya isn't even Javanese word stop try manipulate on here. It adopted somewhere in middle East
Fashion Bash..What's wrong with this Indon ..other people history food ,our traditional cloth & culture also want to claim..We doesn't care with you country Indonesia..Is our country & our people.. Just mind your own country.. Don't try to claim everything..This why you people & country still like before your country got freedom ..Big country..But your people still poor & your people not educated..The language you use Bahasa Indonesia is adoption from malay language..You original language is Javanese..Not many people can understand.. That's your first President Sukarno (Javanese) adopt Malay to your language & call Indonesia.. Are you not angry Javanese is big population in Pulau Jawa @ Indonesia..why your president adopt Malay Language as first language & become Bahasa Indonesia..& Malay people only less population in Indonesia ..only Riau - Sumatra ..The answer is cause your own language very difficult to understand &..& our malay language always use as lingua-franca . Everything you want to claim..Your people came to our country looking for job & doesn't want go back to your country..Big country but cannot provide your job for your citizen.People like you only know how to claim..By the way Kebaya is Malay language not Javanese language..Our Malaysia country always help your people & country when something happen like tsunamy & other bad things happen..But you people always want to claim everything ,said bad thing about our country & always critics us... That's why your country & the people still..same ..Not woke up yet..Still in your Dreamland.. Jealous with our country because our country better than your country..Why you own people.. when then come work here they want to become our citizen & doesn't want go back to your country...