Kelantanese Malay people

Kelantanese Malay people
Oghe Kelate / Oghe Klate
Melayu Kelantan

A Kelantanese Malay woman with children in traditional attire, 1908.
Total population
(1,387,000)
Regions with significant populations
Kelantan, Malaysia and significant populations in Southern Thailand, Gerik, Perak and Besut, Terengganu
Languages
Malaysian language in the form of Kelantan-Pattani Malay (native dialect) as well as standard Malaysian language, Thai language in Southern Thailand.
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Terengganuan Malay people, Thai Malays

The Kelantanese Malay people are a distinct group of Malay people where most of them are from the Malaysian state of Kelantan and its surrounding region. The population of the Kelantanese Malays is about 1,387,000 (2010), which makes up of 95% of the Kelantan state's population.

The Kelantanese Malays and Terengganuan Malay people are also collectively referred to as the Orang Pantai Timur (People of the East Coast).

A research on population genetic structure of Malay sub-ethnic groups published in 2011 revealed that Kelantanese Malays formed a separate independent clade, suggesting that Kelantanese Malay had an ancestry that is more divergent than any other Malay sub-ethnic groups. This means, there might be evidence that the Kelantanese Malays are genetically different from other Malay populations. It was suggested that there are two explanations to the findings. First, the geolocation of the cradle of Kelantanese in the northeast of the Malaysian peninsula, separated by Titiwangsa mountain range, accounted for their limited links to the Indonesian Archipelago. The other explanation is that the sub-ethnic group might be an admixture with the Indian population in ancient times during the early existence of the Malays.

Culture

Different styles of traditional Kelantanese Malay attire

Wearing a broad sash (kain lepas) with a Terengganuan style of flowered sarong.

Dressed in flowered sarong and with a Kelantanese style of check pattern kain lepas.

Wearing a Kelantanese style sarong with a typical kain lepas girt about the breast.

A kain lepas draped about the breast (kain kemban) over a flowered sarong with decorative flowers in hair.

Cuisine

There are a variety of Kelantanese Malay cuisine that includes:-

• Akok
• Ayam percik
• Buah Tanjung
• Budu (sauce)
• Roasted Etok
• Jala Mas
• Laksam
• Lempok
• Lompat Tikam
• Nasi kerabu
• Nasi dagang
• Nasi tumpang
• Serunding Daging

Craft

• Songket Kelantan
• Wau bulan
• Gasing

Dance

Among the popular traditional Kelantanese Malay dance are such as:--

• Tarian Asyik
• Tarian Hala

Theater

• Main Puteri, a form of entertainment and also healing or exorcism.
• Mak Yong
• Menora (dance)
• Wayang Kulit

Music

• Dikir barat
• Kertok
• Rebana Ubi

Martial arts

• Tomoi

Notable people

• Ahmad Yaakob, politician and current Menteri Besar of Kelantan.
• Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi, Malaysian footballer.
• Mohd Daudsu Jamaluddin, Malaysian footballer.
• Mohd Farisham Ismail, Malaysian footballer.
• Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli, Malaysian footballer.
• Mohd Qayyum Marjoni Sabil, Malaysian footballer.
• Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, politician, Muslim cleric and former Menteri Besar of Kelantan.
• Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim, Malaysian footballer.
• Wan Khalmizam, Malaysian professional archer.
• Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria, Malaysian footballer.