There is considerable linguistic, cultural, artistic and social diversity among the many Malay subgroups, mainly due to hundreds of years of immigration and assimilation of various regional ethnicity and tribes within Maritime Southeast Asia. The groom is wearing a baju melayu paired with songkok and songket, while the bride wears baju kurung with a tudong.Ī Highly naturalized population of mixed origins, but using the 'Malay' identityĬlose ▲ The Malay tricolour embodies the philosophy of Kemelayuan. A Malay couple in traditional attire after their akad nikah (marriage solemnisation) ceremony.