Mamaks In Malaysia

[@kclcharlie4]

I wish we had videos like this when I was growing up. I had so much racism as a child and had to pick my identity. It is so lovely to see us younger generation moving in the right direction to embrace our identity and educating others about it. Great video.

[@muhammadkamil9842]

In my experience, we had racism but not everyone got offended but not everyone is forgiving either. If racism problem is hard to overcome, I think people need to learn to forgive each other.

[@mathodox]

I feel u bro. Went through the same exact thing as u did. We made it though, cheers!

[@ahmadfarzanzahirhussan2685]

Same here I'm Indian Muslim and I get a hell lot of weird questions like Do you celebrate Deepavalee?? And are you indian or Muslim??🤦🏾‍♂️

[@hanyasementara7313]

Please lah amik Sis nandini ni masuk program talk show kat tv...Mesti best dan ceria.Personaliti dia yg catcy dan bersahaja ditambah fasih dlm 3 bahasa utama.

[@loladepp6010]

as an indian muslim, i approve all the information she delivered !! really good job says !!!

[@angelinapeter7897]

Thank you to Malaysian Oprah for educating us

[@indonesiamushroom]

Finally, Nandini with her great thought.

[@raihanfauzan44]

Kau org jawa ya bang ? Salam dari saya orang Sumatera

[@indonesiamushroom]

@@raihanfauzan44 lho ko tau? Salam kembali

[@raihanfauzan44]

@@indonesiamushroom dari namanya bang hehe

[@ainajane7311]

I just made friends online with a some mamak guys and I find them and their culture pretty interesting AND I love how they switch from speaking bm to tamil and vice versa very smoothly. Makes me wanna learn tamil huhu. I actually did watch Nandini's videos where she teach tamil, I just wish there will be more 🥺, I kept repeating those 2 videos so many times it's borderline unhealthy 😂.

[@yazhari3589]

A quarter of my blood is from the Indian sub-continent , based upon my sister's blood test, our ancestry line was from the Northern Indian but my mum"s name points out to Kerala. My only regret is that my grand dad passed away when my mum was a little girl and we had no chance to learn the culture and of course the language.

[@darushmike9083]

Azhari kerala people's very Brilliant and very dynamic people's. And also very unity people's you will be surprise when you dig out their history

[@cipankurus4496]

Last part Nandini minum teh tarik!!!! oh my..SEDAPNYA. Today quote: Race doesn't determine religion. Thanks, Nandini for the reminder. Kudos!

[@yu4236]

0:15 me when my homework berlambak lambak like crazy

[@parmeiladhevi8602]

If ANYONE KNOWS WHERE TO GET GOOD MAMAK MEE GORENG. Please comment down below. I miss the really good one's. Yg kering and has the wok hei taste. 😋😋😋

[@AbdulRahim-dm7rg]

Suka la cara u entertains ....so amazing and fully with information

[@21nandini]

So wholesome! Thank you. My soul feels better now😙

[@radradenku]

omg yes to all the content we need in our history textbooks!

[@bboyfake93]

Ohhhh you making us all miss mamak time even more, Nandini

[@sambaltempe5970]

People say songkok came from Turkey. But I think songkok actually came from India because in my opinion Indian “hat” looks more similar to songkok than the the Turkish “hat”.

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

A belief is not a fact. The origins of the Songkok is clear. You just need to read. Fun fact: The earliest Songkoks were red in colour.

[@hafilzam]

Thank you I'm mamak and proud of it but there's also mamak mengaku melayu who sadly don't appreciate their culture and background.

[@wyrnmochi3808]

Alhamdulillah kak,fam saya semua bangga dengan darah malayali, saya pon x malu mengaku mamak walaupun saya half2

[@hafilzam]

@@wyrnmochi3808 yes true kak pun ada darah Malayalee jugak on my father's side alhamdulillah 😊

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

Like any people of mixed ancestries and different upbringings, people are free to choose which labels they identify with more. Many Mamaks are of both Indian and Malay descent. In a related matter, many Javanese also would rather identify with being Malay than being Javanese, as not everyone is equally Javanese in language, tradition, etc.

[@wyrnmochi3808]

@@MalaysianTropikfusion i think that is not right, bugis will tell people they are bugis, same goes to minang,jawa, and the rest of it...we only use the term malay which is the ethnic variant to not confuse non malay, as they are less aware of our true ethnic and would ignite confusion if we use those terms... With our malay people we would say thing like Im malay jawa Im malay bugis... Because the term malay means anyone who came from malay archipelago practice malay cultures and hold the faith of islam

[@trdoff]

@@wyrnmochi3808 so any race mix with malay, can be addressed as Malay india Malay cina Malay jawa and wondering where is the original Malay Malay, nowadays most of Malay look alike faces, said they are mix arab, pakistan, cina, siam, India, Bangla, Myanmar and etc

[@youknowme2322]

In medieval malaysia or tanah melayu it is called for Islamic indian trader....Tamil muslims and Gujaratis were dominant. However the Tamil group is also very dominant politically were they were appointed as Syahbandar and even sometimes Bendahara which is the 2nd most powerful in the kingdom. Also there were a sultan of Tamil Malay descendant who were said played in a critical role in subjecting the kingdom to Islamic norms away from Hindu norms. Also how many of us knew that Tamil language although Malay is lingua franca of the region acted as an important language of trade in Malacca's port which resulted the vocabulary to influence both the languages. Besides that a writer of Tamil Muslim descent is also considered to wrote the first printed piece of Malay literature. Since this video is about Mamak....i think this information is very apt. Also during colonial period this group returns doing multiple businesses giving rise to mixed peranakan community in various place called jawi peranakan just like baba and nyonya of mixed malay and chinese. As for the Mappila community in Malaysia which is the Muslims from Kerala.....they are the same business people arriving during the colonial period. But for normal Malaysian they are not really distinguishable at least in my place as their profession is similar to Tamil group. It is noted that all three groups I mentioned are very active in businesses and they have very strong connection with their fatherland unlike their Hindu counterparts who normally don't have ties with India anymore. For example the Mydin is owned by Gujarati Muslim people. It is very interesting to see that Malaysia still exist as melting point for different group of people since ancient times.

[@damienshan2638]

the 1st tamil newspaper publication was started by the Tamil Muslim community in Penang,

[@fathilahmaidin939]

Being a manak, I approve! Great content Nandini.

[@MrWanCAK]

'All Duduk Sama Sama Macam Kita Semua' 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾💕😘

[@YangMix]

Macam???

[@ila8226]

Nandhini, thank you so much. Very true indeed what u said. I'm Malayalam speaking. My father own MAMAK Stall till now. Most of our relatives are like that. For me I'm working at public sector✌🏻, but still know how to knead roti canai, making the teh tarik and most of the Mamak stall recipes 😊✌🏻. For Hari Raya also, very true like what u said, semua campur, mcm Kita org Malaysia, Ade Tosei, Nasi Briyani, Dalca, Kurma Kambing, Lemang, Rendang Kuah kacang, nasi Impit Semua ada. Cuma kami Mamak Kerala (Malabari) ada Patri ( roti putih, buat Dr tepung pulut), sedap mkn ngan Rendang.✌🏻😊

[@reymundrs3811]

Very confident & pleasant presentation. this lady deserves a position in the one malaysia movement . love fr sg

[@bukuku]

Nandini you are super cool!! Salam mesra dari Singapore.💐

[@brandonchan4537]

Do you guys know that Sarawak here dont really have many mamaks? instead here in kuching,we have lots of kopitiam runs by chinease which is like small scale hawker center with 1 drink station only. Inside you can see malays eating halal food next to chinease which is eating kolo mee with pork in it. Its like watching hari kebangsaan video about unity everyday . other sarawakians agree or not, i think its the whole of sarawak but maybe its a kuching thing only,not entirely sure

[@daisuke910]

I second on adding this into our history book in school. Others can learn about the history of Islam, why not we learn this. Baru OneMalaysia.

[@musinkaboi6665]

I’m a big fan of this young lady now. You go, girl!

[@watsonsteven525]

Mamak is one of our country trademark right now, decent food with reasonable price, a place where friend can gather around

[@neiliussolivius]

Watching your vids made me really miss Malaysia so much!!!!!! Hope I can come back soon!!!

[@zenleviera]

I agree about the textbook part. I just learned that siamese race exist in malaysia. They are malaysian but bangsa siam and their mothertongue is thai but they are not thai (bcs thai is nationality)

[@thedauntgation]

Based on the history context. Siamese mostly in southern Thai are actually a Malay but they are called siamese by the local malay muslims(patani) as they are practicing Buddhism. That's why most of them were influenced by the ancient Thai kingdom whilst the muslim were influenced by the Malaccan era..

[@thedauntgation]

From what I have known, All of the southern thai provinces are actually based on the malay names. However, the Thailand government changed its name so that the local people can pronounce correctly. For instance right, the name of Phuket is actually based on the name of Malay words Bukit. So, this is what most of the people didn't know about, it's good to be true..

[@zenleviera]

@@thedauntgation thanks for the info. I have heard abt the phuket original name was bukit bcs they used to be malay states before. But the siamese i was talking abt live in malaysia mostly in northern states (perlis, kedah). They have malaysian ic but their bangsa is siam, practice buddhism and they adopt malay names. They even speak thai at home but they know malay specifically northern dialect

[@thedauntgation]

@@zenleviera yes, They are considered as bumiputera citizens. That's why they got Malaysians IC

[@thedauntgation]

@@zenleviera not just Phuket but all southern thai provinces were in Malay names.

[@Mmerciful]

I'm a Singaporean Tamil speaking Mamak. Excellent job of explaining our roots Nandini. Wish we had someone like you in Singapore. We have lots of Mamaks doing the same business as their forefathers just like Malaysia. Did you also know that Penangs famous Nasi Kandar is basically tamil muslim food but tailored to the local taste..

[@tunfaii1003]

Miss u Kak Nandini! Love the content. 🤗💜

[@RB-rp6ud]

Nandini..you just summed up the topic with that teh tarik.

[@bungaialoevera]

Wah! Can't take my eyes off your hair! 😍😘 Love it!

[@HARAH7]

Great information 👍thanks

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

You should've mentioned that in Penang, where the Mamak or Jawi Peranakan/Jawi Pekan identity is strongest (And where the Mamak identity likely originated), many Mamaks are of *both* Indian and Malay descent. That is why it is possible for Mamaks to "jadi Melayu." In fact, many have fully assimilated into the Malay community, with their Mamakness only apparent from facial features (dark skin/thick eyebrows/unibrows/prominent nose/eye shadows/etc.), terms of endearment (Mamu/Mami/Nana/etc.), food (Kari/etc.), and dress (Kurta/etc.). From what I've observed, Indian Muslims elsewhere do not identify with the label Mamak, nor do they usually have Malay blood (Some Indian Muslims, even in 2021, are, sadly, against their children marrying Malays). This video was a bit of a wasted opportunity to explain all these things.

[@mathodox]

Nicely put!

[@myas-3995]

In Singapore too we have a blended sub community within the Malays that’s an intermarriage between Malays and Indian Muslims. Some of the Indian Muslims are from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh in India and in fact may speak Urdu or Hindi. I do notice a lot of inter marriages between Pakistanis and North Indian Muslims and Malays here in Singapore. Very interesting indeed

[@christianjob]

Can the Mamak who have fully assimilited become bumiputera ? How does the process work ? How do you prove you have assimilated ? I met in Penang people calling themselves Melayu but looking so much like Indians. When I ask about that (which maybe I shouldnt have) they told me they are "Malay mix". Can it just means they "jadi Melayu" but are not really mixed ?

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

@@christianjob To answer your questions: Most Mamaks *are* Bumiputeras. They are the product of Malay-Indian marriages. They are Muslims and they live in Tanah Melayu (Including Sumatra). They speak Malay (And very rarely their Indian ancestors' Dravidian/Indic languages) and they are culturally a mix of Malay and Indian. With each successive generation after the 'first Mamak' was born, they have been increasingly marrying outside of their community and into the wider Malay community, and they have been assimilating for generations. Even without having been fully assimilated, they are already Bumiputeras, courtesy of their Malay ancestry. The general Malaysian understanding of the term Mamak today is as a label for Indian Muslims (As in kedai Mamak; Mamak roti). That is not what the members of the various Indian Muslim communities call themselves by (Though some may accept it). They usually still identify as their ethnic groups, which are Tamils, Malayalis/Malabaris, Bengalis, Pashtuns, etc.), and not as Mamaks. There is no need for proof of assimilation. If, say, a Mamak or a 'Malay person of Mamak descent' in 2022 still 'looks Indian', as long as he opens his mouth and speaks Malay, and he lets people know of his profession of Islam and his Malay ancestry, he will be accepted by the various Malays as one of them (The Malays of his home state, at least). If the Malays or other Bumiputeras accept someone as part of their community, as one of them, with no reservations, that means that the person has assimilated. The way genetics works is you inherit your looks (phenotypes) from either one of your parents. So a Mamak (Malay-Indian) can look either fully Malay, fully Indian, or somewhere in the middle. Their looks do not make them less of a Malay or less of an Indian. It would be best for you not to get transfixed on looks, as that is a shallow measure of someone's identity. Even after two or three generations of marrying Malays, a family of Mamaks can still have half their offspring look Indian and half their offspring look Malay. Mamaks, in addition, do not only marry other Malays, but also other Mamaks and other Indian Muslims. The degree of "mixing" with the Malays vary, so they have different looks and different dominant identities. Some may feel more Indian, some may feel more Malay. The bottom line for all is that most of them nowadays speak Malay as a mother tongue, and they behave like Malays, whereas Indian Muslims may speak Malay only as a second tongue, and they are not culturally Malay.

[@christianjob]

@@MalaysianTropikfusion OK thanks for your answer. So let say an Indian Muslim who has 4 grand parents who are Indian Muslims but he has assimilated, can he become bumiputera and how is the process? I mean I have friends whose parents are from Indonesia. When my friends registered for citizenship, they were automatically registered as bumiputeras. They didnt have to prove that they stopped speaking Javanese or Bugis at home because I guess that the understanding of "Malay culture" in the constitution is broader, it kinda means Austronesian as in the colonial concept of "Malay race". But it is not the same for Indian Muslims who are not Austronesian. So I wonder how Indian muslims who do not mix with Malay can change to bumiputera status? What about Chinese muslims who would have assimilated or converted? Can they become bumiputera also without mixing?

[@leelethan6793]

Lastly, Nandhini approved it with a (tea) tarik.. periodttt

[@nachannachle2706]

Indo-Sino-Malaysian food is always so diverse and diet-friendly, that's why it is my favourite cuisine.

[@Fuuka2001]

This is really a important info for everyone in Malaysia cuz when i was 9 there's a kid in my class talk really bad to me and my tamil friends i don't understand what he is talking about cuz i'm too dumb to understand about rasism at that time but he was trying to hurt my friends so i broke his 2 fingers and it's become a big issue the thing is we should respect each other no matter who we are i'm actually mixed of both side my father is Mamak and mother is Malbari and of course i can speak tamil and i know a little bit of malayalam

[@scorpiodoid2317]

Ohh baru taw Kerala tu Malayalam... i got malayalam friends at school i still remember he was really handsome like bollywood hero la...nandini lagu background tajuk apa? Sedap plak... hahaha

[@ummulsalmah6986]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZrSn4BtqZeea8k Its a bgm from a Tamil movie “ bombay” but also dubbed in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam with the same title.

[@darushmike9083]

Most of kerala people's very fair and well educated, so very dynamic and also very unity. Kerala girls so gorgeous n highly personality girls

[@ila8226]

@@darushmike9083 😊, Thank you bro. 😅😅

[@darushmike9083]

@@ila8226 You most welcome

[@fajaruldeen]

Nandini made this video in year 2019. You are prohibited to dine in at any restaurant in year 2020 and beyond, Covid-19 maaaa 😋😋😋

[@historylessons893]

You should make a video about the Chettis of Malakka who are descendants of Indian Chettiar traders. They established trading posts during the medieval period in Malay peninsula and Sumatra after the Chola invasion of Southeast Asia

[@johnsonjackson8078]

I knew it since young that it's the name for indians' mixed rice which in places as such penang due to high population of indians. In Malaysia, there is indian which is hindu, muslim or christian . Mamak is a slang word for those indian which religion is muslim. So far, no slang word to describe an indian who is christain.

[@roseanne7391]

Thank you for the new knowledge!

[@loneyjy3047]

Mamaks in Malaysia are from Tamil nadu or Kerala from South India. That's why they can speak Tamil or Malayalam like other indians in Malaysia but their religion is Islam.Thats why they have easily assimilated into the Malay community and are enjoying bumiputra status....

[@enchesoyaregaliaatriadelig5951]

Says, buat la perbezaan mamak ( india muslim ) dgn mamak ( mami png )... Surely fun to watch!

[@rikimarwan1455]

Imagine when u watch this during fasting day 😂😂😂,my tummy kriuk2

[@watchingpeoplesince99]

Nandini back at it again, spitting facts left n right!

[@namiaje560]

Hii although dah habis but i think u should talk about navaratri, so that we can further be educated about the hindus fasting season!

[@aidahayatiosman7919]

tq very much with your great effort

[@MadaraUchiha26150]

Very insightful, enjoy your videos

[@prabhuchethana7483]

I am now ur great fan Just don't stop continue good work

[@laya2256]

Always in love with your lip colors..u r just brave and colorful ❤️

[@ahmadsyakirsafien3516]

I have an idea why not meseum with in mamak restaurant you knoe like gambar2 lama mamak bukak restaurant or mamak carry nasi briyani.so some mamak who read this do it i will lepak lama dekat sna..minum tea tarik pun mabuk..

[@agusto5824]

Great speech...nice video...u going malaysia ambassador.....

[@saffrondominic4585]

There were also Tamil rulers and traders in Malaya before British, and of course Malaysian history now is only focused on Tamils as labourers brought by the British and not the other. As for the Mamak many convert because of economy reasons. Mamak is also the most beneficial community in the country because they can fit into bumiputera because they're Muslim religion and speaks Malay. These Mamak also will become Indian suddenly when grapping for the Indian seats in jobs and universities; 2 in 1 is what we call Mamak

[@YeahAkka]

Lol as an Indonesian i thought this video was going to talk about the act of old woman in Malaysia. Mamak=Emak=Mama

[@notmyname3556]

One of my friend has indian ancestry. But she doesn't have the usual indian features, skin tone, eye shape etc. She honestly look more like chinese and indian. I guess her family was more of east indian?

[@tgmahmud63]

Addicted to Deda Deda Deda Dedaaa😂

[@pathisharaj8528]

Loved your slurping sound 😘 loves nandini

[@overalladventures3297]

Nice la your channel 🤩👍

[@amranhamdan4304]

Ooo... don't forget that Mahathir Mohamed and Anuar Ibrahim both of them are also Mamaks, even though they say they are Malays.

[@kitaboleh9378]

Mahathir? Yes his grandfather are Kerala-Indian with Yemeni descendant. But Anwar? His grandfather on father side is a Javanese

[@amranhamdan4304]

@@kitaboleh9378 Mahathir of Yameni decent - Not True. Anwar Ibrahim - grandfather on father side is Javanese - Not True. Please do not lie.

[@bd1982]

very informative, I learnt something today!

[@gopalkrishna8]

Good program

[@nursafiyya2329]

I'm sooo proud

[@luckwincreation215]

Awesome Nanz👍

[@RavinderSingh-ow7th]

They also pendatang like me u know😎

[@noratikah7983]

Some people thought mamak as malay-indian mixed but they are not, that would be Chetti. Hmmm i'm sure a lot of u guys doesnt know about chetti? They were same like Serani and Baba Nyonya/ Peranakan Cina

[@FaridahHameed]

I,m a mamas girl and proud of it!💃🏾

[@sallieceelee5660]

Malaysia's longest serving PM was a Mamak who served for 22 years plus 22 months... But he masquerades as a Malay...

[@kitaboleh9378]

To be fair only his grandfather is mamak. While the rrst of his bloodline is Malay

[@ayuniaot]

Mamak's foods is so good 👌❤ I love it!

[@shahfuddinshukor1994]

Informative video 👍🏽

[@lazaruslee9505]

Nice jokes with realities in life. Can you subtitle Malay words with English . So that those who do not understand Malay will enjoy your jokes fully. Please note l am not good in speaking Malay and could not catch so of your jokes. Thanks.

[@rajamarimuthai2129]

Wow... so long no video nantini? Why? Anyway I love you.... Mamak food cheap and tastes....😘😘

[@ayamaruu]

I learned more from youtube than i learn from my textbooks

[@ahmadshinchan2508]

Fun fact - Tun M father's was originated from Kerala. He's half Mamak.

[@ck739]

Perghhh rindu roti canai bhaiiiii 😭

[@pradipamahadeva8051]

Girl your skin is sooooooo perfect...

[@hidingfromaeri]

Kerala is the malbari’s region, right?

[@vjaybts2778]

It's in the southwestern coast of India. Spoken language is Malayalam.

[@darushmike9083]

Yes

[@hmmm4206]

Kerala is a state of Malayalam language..... If they are Malayalam native and Muslims.... They are malbari

[@sharmilanair3627]

Kerala is the state(negeri) and Malabar is region(daerah) in Kerala state. Malabaris are people from that region who can be of any religion.

[@SS501nTRIPLESas1]

I actually like the lipstick colour on you ❤️

[@christoruan2395]

love it

[@yusrianas7337]

Best video

[@tarmizibaharom8411]

I try to read the subtitle.....but i only see the "longkang" haizzzz...

[@pontian16]

wow...i never knew all of these...haha...thank yoou

[@crystalianike]

Hahaha akak I like the opening

[@peachytimeu]

Thank you now I know a lot about mamak

[@Jowyerv]

A lot of my Indian friends (I mean the Indian Indian, not the local Malaysia Indian) asked me why our local indian don't speak Hindi but the Tamil Nadu's people can speak? which I don't know how to answer...

[@santhimathy3337]

hindi is spoken by north india people, n tamil spoken by south indians besides malayalam n telugu.. all depends on which part you are from. in msia, the tamilians do not speak hindi as thats not our mother tongue. we speak tamil, malayalam or telugu (again depending on mother tongue)

[@DonDon-iz8zc]

@@santhimathy3337 to my knowledge..even some tamil nadu indian (indian from india not malaysian indian) are not actually fluent or or speak hindi at all.there's a saying that for every 3km language/slang change in India.India is one of 2 country with over a billion citizen.If im not mistaken our Sikh also speak Hindi but with different accent. *Sorry if in wrong.but use to work in India for almost 3 years.As pe my knowledge also, India have 3 big film industry. The BOLLYWOOD, TOLLYWOOD & KOLLYWOOD..that itself speak bout the variety of language they have..

[@rained23JMTi]

India doesn't have an official language. The south Indian speak Tamil and the north speaks Hindi.

[@rained23JMTi]

@@DonDon-iz8zc Sikh probably speak Punjabi

[@santhimathy3337]

@@rained23JMTi india's official language is HINDI

[@Moses-vs2ge]

Yukon of malaysia 🎉🎉🎉

[@Moses-vs2ge]

Sorry it's youn the buety

[@muizzudinmahayudin1737]

0:15 paling win time aku stress wktu exam wkwkk

[@mayasani5605]

X payah potong kaki..LOL.. thats how I indicate my sweetness.. if something too sweet I wud say..pergghh.. boleh potong kaki ni!!!

[@dharanikrupa8961]

we want to learn more tamil words

[@syasol]

living in the uk is hard bc no mamak stalls. big sad.

[@user-sn1be4sl9y]

aku cuna nk ckp.aku jtuh cinta tgk dia ni.cntik btul

[@overalladventures3297]

Review about perak teluk intan until Ipoh... Allot of indians mostly good and cheep food and agriculture land don't miss indian kedai botol business .... Chow!!

[@sivabalankaniapan8786]

Ths is so cool

[@chekay27]

Nandini bikin aku lapaq pagi pagi buta di bulan posa! Hahaha 🤤

[@overalladventures3297]

Do more buddy 😜

[@kellyazmira4141]

Thumbs up to you 👍👍👍

[@HanifAli-tg5fd]

Mamaks superspreader of Covid19 in Malaysia.

[@aidahayatiosman7919]

love dalca my mom can cook dalca

[@thayalanmurugiah9629]

4:12 ...dream lah all of us..will nvr happen here..now itself they changing n manipulate many already.. ultimately one day we will the one in text books nvr existence!