Ethnic groups in Singapore

ethnic group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, the Riau Islands and the coast of Borneo

The Tamils ( ), also known by their demonym Tamilar, are a Dravidian ethnic group who natively speak the Tamil language and trace their ancestry mainly to the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving languages, with over two thousand years of written history, dating back to the Sangam period (between 300 BCE and 300 CE). Tamils constitute about 5.7% of the Indian population and form the majority in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. They also form significant proportions of the populations in Sri Lanka (15.3%), Mal

Javanic-speaking ethnic originally from central and eastern regions of Java Island

Sumatran indigenous group native to Minangkabau Highlands in western Sumatra

ethnic group native to western regions of the Indonesian island of Java and Peninsular Malaysia

The Buginese (, Lontara script: ; Serang script: ; ), or simply Bugis, are an Austronesian ethnic group who are the most numerous of the three major linguistic and ethnic groups of South Sulawesi (the others being Makassarese and Torajan), in the south-western province of Sulawesi, third-largest island of Indonesia. The Bugis converted from animism to Islam in 1605. A small minority adhere to Christianity and a pre-Islamic indigenous belief called Tolotang.

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ethnic group native to the Banjar region in southeastern Kalimantan

several seafaring ethnic groups and tribes living around Singapore, peninsular Malaysia and the Indonesian Riau Islands

ethnic group; Singaporeans of Chinese ancestry

Ethnic group in Singapore that originally came from Sumatra island

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ethnic and religious history in Singapore

ethnic group originated from Malaysia and Singapore

descendants of Tamil immigrants in other countries

Armenian community in Singapore

subgroup of Chinese peoples who speak Min Chinese

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