The language spoken by the maiden is called maiden dialect, not just Fujian dialect. While using Chinese grammar, the proportion of Malay and Thai words used in different regions is also different.
In addition, Nyaingyakan refers to a Chinese ethnic group that calls itself Nyaingyakan, that is, Nyaingyakan Chinese in Malacca and Penang and Singapore before Malaysia's independence, and speaks Malay today. They also call themselves native Malays, so Cina is a native Chinese. The word was originally used to distinguish Nyaingyakan from Nyaingyakan.
In the Malay Peninsula in the19th century, this difference was obvious and important. "Nyonya" is a local, and "Newcomer" is an immigrant. Their living habits and political consciousness are not the same. Although most Chinese in Malaysia today are native-born, the word "native Chinese" has become a special self-name of "Nyonya".
In today's Malaysia, a Malaysian Chinese married a Malay, and their son is not a mother-in-law, but a hybrid. Zen Mother's Day is a special ethnic group. (* Special note: When Malaysian Chinese marry/marry any Malay, they must use Arabic names, such as Bin Abdullah, to convert to Islam. )
During the British colonial period, due to the British colonial rule in Malaya, most native Chinese received English education and knew three languages, so they could contact China, Malays and British people at the same time. In addition, because they know three languages, during the British government's rule, most China people were engaged in state administration and civil service positions. Due to the long-term contact with the British, many China native converted to Christianity. Gradually, native Chinese became an influential group in the Straits Colonies (Penang, Malacca, Singapore), and they were also called "the King's China people" (the King's China people), loyal to the Queen of England. [1] As the "native" status of native Chinese has been re-valued by the British government, life has basically become rich, so late Chinese and Chinese workers are classified as new visitors.
Malaysian Xiao En Cultural Foundation, an overseas Chinese community, points out that [2] native Chinese are Chinese who were brought up in slavery by the British colonial authorities, and that although they went to British schools, they were not exposed to western humanistic ideas, so native Chinese have no roots in culture. The book Introduction to the Social History of Malaysia and China points out that the "overseas Chinese society" to which native Chinese belong is "a closed, servile and conservative group". Their main way out is to be assistants of colonial officials and comprador of foreign firms. They are loyal to the British Empire.
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Generally, people who defend China's traditional culture will assert that Baba Nyangnya has forgotten her ancestors, but this is not the case. Tan Cheng Lock, the founder of Malaysian Chinese Association (political party), was born in Malacca, but in order to support Chinese culture, he made the following defense:
"If China people don't care about China culture, the British won't admit that he is British, and witches won't admit that he is a witch. In this way, he will become a person without ancestral home. Only pigs, cows, chickens, ducks and other animals in the world have no ancestral home. Therefore, China people who don't care about China culture are all animals. "
"China people who lose their cultural influence will never become more civilized. A person's mother tongue, like a person's shadow, cannot be separated from himself. "
After Tan Cheng Lock's death, his tombstone reads "Died in 19491October 25th/Gengzi Year" [1]. At that time, it was ten years since Britain recognized that People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC) and the Republic of China had moved to Taiwan Province. In addition, Malaysia became independent in 1957. In order to prevent other races from questioning loyalty, Malaysian Chinese generally adopt the AD calendar. The Chen family set the date of the Republic of China as a new moon, which not only ended their lifelong contribution to the maintenance of Chinese culture, but also made those who asserted that their mother was charming and forgot her ancestors.
Bukit china Cemetery in Malacca covers an area of 25 hectares and has 12000 graves, many of which were left by generations in Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China. One of the tombstones is based on the Ming Dynasty, engraved with the tomb of Wei Hong and Huang Gong's sister Xie. Ren Xu, Gu Erdan, dutiful son Huang Zi and Chen Tongli in midwinter ",this tombstone is quoted by many scholars who study Malacca. Although the Babanyanga community in Malacca didn't understand the meaning of the etiquette left by our ancestors, it still survived, making bukit china an extremely precious cultural heritage.
In the19th century, Niangjia often saw neatly written China couplets hanging in the house, but the owner of the house didn't know or understand these strange words. This is because Babanya still agrees with China culture in culture.