Malaysian Malay or Malaysians of Malay Muslim origin (Malaysian: Melayu Malaysia, Jawi: ملايو مليسيا) are an ethnoreligious group that are recognised as Malay by the government by using the term of Malay race. The Malaysian Malays form the largest ethnic group in the country with 50.8% of the population or 14.7 million people. In Malaysia there are two types of Malay classification that is Melayu Anak Jati (refers to ethnic Malays that are native to the region) and Melayu Anak Dagang (refers to non-Malays that migrated to the region and later assimilated into Malay culture). The Melayu Anak Jati is made up of Malays that have long been established in the country such as Kedahan Malays, Bruneian Malays and others while Melayu Anak Dagang is made up of mostly native Indonesian (primarily Jav