Sunday 18 May 2008

Who are the Original People of Malaysia?

The scientists have made it clear. By studying DNA, they have established that the chromosome marker labeled M130 as the evidence for the first ever settlers of modern humans who emigrated from Africa into the Asian coastal land along the Indian Ocean, South China Sea, all the way to the Australia and the Americas. The first such migrations has been calculated to be about 70,000 years ago.

This genetic study also dispells any myth about the creation of modern humans independently in lands outside Africa. In other words, there is no such thing as sons or daughters of soil in lands outside Africa from at least from the scientific view point. Everyone everywhere outside Africa is a migrant, except that some came in earlier than others.

Genetic studies have also clearly established that all modern humans came from the same source in Africa and that the differences in looks are due to local adaptations of the human body in response to environmental differences. Typically one would find darker skin in hotter climates and lighter skin in colder climates with a whole lot of intermediary stages reflecting the multitude of environmental variations in the world. Over the years human being continued to evolve with differnt genetic markers signifiying some changes along the line.

In South India among one group of Tamils, the genetic marker M130 has been found showing them as direct discendents of the first humans who first emigrated out of Africa about 70,000 years ago. The interesting thing about the marker is that the same genetic footprint is also found among certain groups of orang asli in Malaysia and in larger numbers among the Australian aborigines.This marker is present in 10% of Malaysian aborigines, 15% of New Guineans and 60% of Australian Aborigines. This confirmed the first coastal migration from Africa to Australia, through India: an evidence that could not be obtained by archaeology has been obtained by genetics.

Therefore it is clear that the first settlers in Malaysia, Indonesia and in Australia were the migrants from South India about 40,000 to 60,000 years ago.

But Malays who claim to be "sons of soil" in Malaysia had not exhibited this ancient marker as have a few of the Orang Asli discendants. One needs to remember that Orang Asli is not a single racial group but comprise more than 14 different tribes in West Malaysia alone. A few of them look very much negroid.

Malays share their gene pool with those from Yunnan of Southern China. Moreover, their skin colour is not similar to those indigenous people of South East Asia which was dark like the Australian aborigines.

On the other hand a typcial Malay's skin colour and facial features are closer to Southern Chinese. Evidently they are later day migrants, but not more than over a period of a few thousand years at the most. Today's aborigines of Malaysian forests too have extensive mixed blood as a result successive inter-breeding with various racial groups.

Technically in Malaysia, a Malay came into existence only after conversion to Islam because political and legal definition of Malay is that the he or she must be a Muslim. On this token alone, one can argue that there were no Malays in Malaysia before about 1400, which gives them less than 700 years tenancy in Malaysia as compared to the carriers of M130 marker that goes beyong 40,000 years ago. The Malays were created only after conversion to Islam started on a massive scale following a palace coup by Muslim half-brother against his Hindu Malay half-brother in the Malaccan Hindu Kingdom and subsequently through engaging war over the other Malay Hindu Kings in the peninsula then. Moreover, in Islam, no Muslim can be allowed to renounce his religion. It is interesting to note that the Malays were referred to as Islamised Javanese and not even by the term Malays in the years 1,400 by traders.

Source: http://haplogroup-i.com/2008/04/04/dna-shows-70000-year-link/
DNA Shows 70,000 Year Link

April 4th, 2008

A 30-year-old systems administrator from a small village close to Madurai in Tamil Nadu has been identified as one of the direct descendants of the first ever settlers in India, who had migrated from the African coast some 70,000 years ago.

The DNA of Virumandi Andithevar, one of the circa 700 inhabitants of Jothimanickam village, matched the white chromosome marker scientifically labeled “M130″, which is a gene found only among the descendants of the African migrants who had spread across the world tens of thousands of years ago. “This young man and 13 members of his nine-generation clan carried the same marker in their genes. It means that his ancestors in all probability settled in this village several generations ago,” said Prof. Rm Pitchappan, who led a team of scientists tracking the “M130″ DNA.

“M130 is actually present sporadically among the population along the Western Ghats and around Madurai,” said Dr Pitchappan, who heads the School of Biological Sciences at Madurai Kamaraj University. His research was part of the “Genographic Project”, a global initiative launched by National Geographic and a team of reputed scientists for unraveling the mystery of human migration. “The genetic studies carried out using M130 told us about the first human migration to India. We identified the marker of the first coastal migration in our Madurai samples. The search took us to Virumandi, who belongs to the Piramalai Kallar community, whose DNA matched M130, establishing him as one of the direct descendants of the first migrant from the African coast, who must have come here some 70,000 years ago,” Dr Pitchappan said.

Virumandi is elated with the news. “This is God’s gift to me, to be told that my roots go back to 70,000 years. They used to say that our village of 700 people had spawned from just three ancestors and I had often wondered from where and when they came. Now I have the answer — they came 70,000 years ago from Africa,” Virumandi said.

It took five years to establish the DNA link between Virumandi and the first migrants to the subcontinent. The studies also proved that though the migration to India took place some 70,000 years ago, the first settlement in the South happened about 10,000 years later.
“More than half of the Australian aborigines carry this M130 gene. The marker is also present among some people in Philippines and the tribals of Malaysia,” said Dr Pitchappan.

The Genographic Project will gather all data in collaboration with indigenous and traditional people around the world. The public is invited to join the project by purchasing a Genographic Project public participation kit. The proceeds from the sales go to further field research and the Genographic Legacy Fund, which in turn supports indigenous conservation and revitalization projects.

from The Asian Age

13 comments:

SiamangBukit said...

The malays existed way before the coup in malacca. Malays had been speaking the language but then write using the Sanskrit scripts.
The aborigines here is called Orang Asli , ie means Original People. So it is old story.
The Malays had intermiglled with the South Indians before the era of Malacca. Many of the Indians and Chinese who migrated were solely doing that because of the economic reasons not assimiliation, mostly to be stooges of their masters the British Empire and to subdue and colonize and discriminate the locals.

dp said...

No matter how, they still say they are first one to live in m'sia. Many evidences have proven that statement is wrong. Dont know why they wont lusten to the others opinion and evidence. Well,no comments on how they think

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kalamnursari said...

Big study had been made to correct the wrongs.. will be declared soon Insha Allah.. stay put! :)

Unknown said...

for the last three decades Malaysian history has been distorted to suit somebody's ulterior motives .. BUT one thing is very clear and is a fact the Malay language owes its existence to Tamil and Sanskit ! so it concludes that this part of Asia was inhabited by decendants from South India .... Have you heard the Indians who have ruled this part of Asia ...Raja Raja Cholan ,Parameswara .. Sang Nila Uttaman ... the list can go on until disclaimers can count !

Anonymous said...

Darma Raj, Parameswara wasn't an Indian, he's Malay. Before he convert to Islam, he's a Hindu-Buddhist. His Islam name is Raja Iskandar Shah. if he's a Hindu-Buddhist, it doesn't mean that he's an Indian. I'm a Muslim, it doesn't mean I'm an arab person. about malay language, this language existed long before sanskrit. but why we can detect a lot of sanskrit words in malay languange? this is all happened due to the influence brought by the Indians merchants. not because the malay root are from south India. it just same like arabic script. today, we can detect a lot arabic words in Malay language. it doesn't mean that malays' root are from arab. " Tidak ada bahasa dalam dunia kini yang tulin, jitu atau bersih dari pengaruh kosa kata asing termasuk bahasa China apa lagi bahasa Inggeris dan semua bahasa dunia. Ambil sahaja satu halaman kamus bahasa Inggeris, kita akan temui banyak kata asing di dalamnya. Bahasa Melayu juga telah memperkaya bahasa Inggeris dengan memberikan kata-kata 'amuk' dan 'latah' dan agar-agar. Bahasa China sudah pasti penuh dengan kata-kata asing terutama tentang konsep 'buddhism' yang datang dari India ataupun istilah teknologi moden yang datang dari Amerika. Jadi untuk menjadikan kosa kata sebagai bukti penakhlukan bangsa asing di Alam Melayu adalah pandangan yang amat cetek serta dangkal dan salah." credit to: owner

J19 said...

Seriously, who is this Indian guy? Trying to assume our late king as his brother? WTF. Have u even read history about Malay & Javanese? These are 2 different neighbouring entities that formed long enough b4 the Hinduism arrival. Ur above statement were only half true. Truly, B4 the coming of Islam, Malays really didn't called themselves as Malay but Mala. Not Mala from India, but Mala, an ancient community who live around Sumatra, Malay peninsula, southern indo-China, Borneo, & southern philippines. The distribution were basically due to geographical difference & the portion of the borders that agreed between The Kings of Mala. The sudden term of the modern Malay were derived from malayu, a state under the srivijaya. Bcoz, during the rise of Malacca, the king, Parameswara, who was from Malayu, an ancient state in Jambi, using the term, malayu-Malacca as the reminiscent of his fallen homeland. After that, all the Mala in this region were called as Malay bcoz of the popularity of the term being used by the great king of Malacca, the descendant of Srivijaya. Coincidentally, Islam were indeed in blossom during that period. So, to give a new breath to his people, he officially announced that, every Mala whom converted to Islam, we'll be called as Malay, whose not, shall be expelled from the state. So that, comparison can be made between the Moslem & non-Moslem. The assimilation were long enough to make the term ''Mala" extinct from this region, unknown to the certain modern Malays but some Historians whose study ancient southeastern cultures.

J19 said...

Srivijaya was a name of the federation, there were few state that governed by the different king. The highest power of Srivijayan have a similar system 4 Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia where they ruling the federation in cycle. Gladly to knows most of the kings tied in blood due to marriages. Srivijaya is 1 of the federation formed by Mala. There're few more mostly on northern Malay peninsula & Borneo that were not commercially announced by the Government but, the locals knew it was there. It's true that Malay were heavily influenced by Sanskrit in the past due to religious assimilation, but as for Tamil, I don't think so... If this was the reason, u should think the Javanese as Tamils more becoz all the literature, most of the words were Sanskrit & Tamil, not Malays. Javanese have a darker skin than Malays & other subs, why u didn't regard them as ur kind? Why it's always Malay? Are u so afraid of Malays? Or is this bcoz some kind of political jealousy? That u totally rejected Malay as one of the biggest power in Malaysia & southern sea, in the past. Tamil were dark skin but Malay were tanned bcoz of geographical situation. If u wanna make a lies, u should make it logic... most of the dark skin Malays that u know, are not pure Malay, they are mixed & we called them mamak. Paramewara was not even an Indian name, it's Sanskrit. Sang nila utama is obviously a Malay name as for -'sang' are specialize for ''mystical ancient creatures that possesses goddess characters". If u learned through history, u'll find out that all ancient srivijayan emperors called themselves as "Dapunta Hyang". I don't think ur Tamil race knews about the existence of this word bcoz it was Malay. Dapunta in ancient malay is representative, hyang is god. Technically dapunta Hyang is the Representative of The God. If the srivijayan emperors were Indian, I don't think that they'll add this word in front of their own name. Later, Don't tell me, that the legendary Merong Mahawangsa of the Langkasuka are Tamil too, or u'll deserve a good punch on ur face by me... Last but not least, if u could prove Malaysian Malay were not from this region, we'll proudly to leave Malaysia & this ancestral archipelago forever with 1 condition, that u with all ur people should leave this land too, to from where u belong, leaving it behind to the native ethnics . Now, the question is, would u risk ur ease life here to goes back to that poor southern state? I bet u don't!!!

kelingmacha said...

i dont have time to layan stupid article from stupid keling paria

Anak peneroka said...

Parameswara is and indian??? My name is rahman....am i an arab?????

Malaysian indian has a sick brain..they trying to bring the myth that indian rulling this land before malay came from indonesia..

The fact is... indian 98% brought here by british as coolie..2% came here by themself.they cant accept that..

Even if there an indian was here at the time of kingdom of malacca... they are different compared to malaysian indian today..because malysian indian today is clearly brought here by british...it is CLEAR fact !!! No doubt about it..

For all malaysian indian.... look at POKOK GETAH...it was there long before you..

RandomDude said...

We have butthurt "Malay" dude here

RandomDude said...

Wow this guy is so dumb^…… After clear facts stated by the author u still dont want to accept it... I guess this is how its gonna be huh... I hope u stay in denial forever and never accept anything that is against you

SDK said...

It does not matter now in modern times who were decendants or original people of Malaya or now Malaysia. Most countries are made up now of different race and culture. Some successful at that too.

If one believe in the Almighty God he is the creator of all the land to be enjoyed and to live peacefully. If Malaysia gave each past emmigrant be it from Indonesia, India, China, Arab, Africa but born in this country the same respect and opportunities this country would indeed be stronger as Malaysians. All races would hv one goal in the development. Dont differentiate Malaysia by religion....but make those born here now as 1Malaysia just as Bumi of this land. Time to drop the Non Bumi and Bumi status as this seem the status is now linked to religion and not land we are born in.

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