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Bumiputra (وميڤوترا) variously splled such as Bumiputera is a Malaysian describing Malays and other indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia, including Malays and indigenous tribes. It is a term alo used in Indonesia. The term was an Indian (Sanskrit) which was adopted by the Malays. It means 'son of the land' or 'son of the soil'. Malaysia is over 50 percent ethnic Malay, almost all Muslim. The Malays are the primary indigenouds population in a legal sence. They are also the fastest growing population group. Malays dominate the Bumiputras which is a legal term describing the indigenous people. Malaysian law theoretically allows a Muslim of any race who practices Malay customs and culture to gain Malay stastus and eligible for Bumiputra rights as stipulated in the country's constitution. While legally Bamiputras, many Malay families are relatively recent arrivals. Many trace therir ancestries Javanese, Bugis, and Minang sailors from what is now Indonesia, migrating beginning in the 17th century. Many came as recently as the early-20th century. In both Singapore and Malaysia, Islam regards it as immodest for people above puberty to show their thighs. Malay boys at secondary schools never wear short pants. However, some young urban trendy Malay teens in Kuala Lampur are now occasionally seen wearing shorts as a fashion item, but since the current fashion has them coming down to their knees anyway, they are not really transgressing Islamic rules. The long trousers or jeans they do wear are extremely lightweight, for comfort in the tropical heat. Ordinary western jeans are completely intolerable after about 3 minutes. Longs also have the advantage of protecting legs from mosquitoes.
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