Timorese in Malaysia
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The Timorese Malaysians or Florenese Malaysians consists of people of full or partial Timorese descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. Timorese in Malaysia consist mainly of Timorese formerly resident in Indonesian West Timor as well as recent migrants from East Timor. Most of the Timorese arrived following the occupation of East Timor by Indonesia. Most of these Timorese reside in the state of Sabah especially on the east coast area of Tawau Division with some of them intermarried with the local peoples.[1][2]
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Regions with significant populations | |
Johore, Sabah | |
Languages | |
Malay, Indonesian, Tetum and Portuguese | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism, Protestant, Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Demographics of East Timor, other ethnic groups in Indonesia |
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