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单词 cape malay
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Cape Malayn.adj.

Brit. /ˌkeɪp məˈleɪ/, U.S. /ˌkeɪp məˈleɪ/
Inflections: Plural Cape Malays, unchanged.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cape n.3, Malay n.
Etymology: < cape n.3 + Malay n.Compare the following earlier example referring to the form of the Malay language (see Malay n. 2) spoken in the Western Cape:1822 G. Thom & I. Cobbin Mem. Mrs. C. L. Thom of Cape of Good Hope i. 3 The Cape Malay is the low Malay of Batavia, and though not the purest, has its advantages, and is especially of use for commercial and domestic purposes.
A. n.
A member of a largely Afrikaans-speaking, Muslim community or ethnic group resident mainly in the Western Cape of South Africa. Cf. Malay n. 1b.The Cape Malay community is partly descended from people from Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Madagascar, who were enslaved or taken to the Cape as political prisoners, and who used the Malay language among themselves (cf. quot. 1822 in Etymology).During the apartheid era, Malay was established as an official subcategory of the larger Coloured (coloured adj. 3d) population group in a 1959 amendment to the Population Registration Act of 1950.Although still used as a self-designation, members of this community or group now often prefer the term Cape Muslim.
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1845 Fisher's Colonial Mag. 2 6 The Cape Malay is readily recognized by his loose jacket, and trousers of a peculiar cut.
1897 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 June 8/1 A peculiar ceremony that plays an important part in the religion of the Cape Malay seems to be a survival of the Passion Play of Mecca.
1934 C. P. Swart Africanderisms: Suppl. C. Pettman's Gloss. S. Afr. Colloq. Words (M.A. thesis, Univ. S. Afr.) 60 The folk-songs of the Cape Malays..are a traditional form of entertainment..and have been faithfully handed down since 1750 by word of mouth.
1967 State of S. Afr. xxii. 90 Among the Coloured population, the Cape Malay form a distinct group. They are descendants of the early Muslim people introduced by the Dutch East India Company from their Eastern possessions.
2019 @zaidkriel 19 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 17 Mar. 2022) As a Cape Malay, I have never seen raisins in curry. Never. And I'm certain the aunties would kick you out the kitchen at the suggestion.
B. adj.
Of or relating to a largely Afrikaans-speaking, Muslim community resident mainly in the Western Cape of South Africa; designating a member of this group or community. Somewhat rare before 20th cent.Although still used as a self-designation, members of this community or group now often prefer the term Cape Muslim.
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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > other peoples of Southern Africa
Siddi1737
Kaffir1763
Barolong1802
Setswana1811
Tambouki1827
Motswana1835
Swazi1872
Lunda1879
Tswana1891
Tembu1927
Rolong1935
Batswana1953
1861 J. S. Mayson Malays of Capetown (new ed.) Contents 5 Slavery—‘Cape’ records—Cape-Malay slaves—Modern Cape-Malays.
1888 Rep. Cases High Court Griqualand V. ii. 229 It seems that he has been here a long time in business and is married to a Cape Malay woman, the daughter of Abdol Jappa.
1939 P. W. Laidler Growth & Governm. Cape Town xviii. 328 We Europeans know too little of these interesting people in our midst, whose religion has set a permanent mark upon Cape Town in kramats and in mosques. Not all mosques, however, are Cape Malay.
1990 Cruising World Jan. 32/2 Babotie..is a traditional Cape Malay dish that is very popular.
2018 Star (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 27 Sept. 37 Remnants of the old Malay culture is still to be found in Cape Town today, as a thriving Cape Malay community lends character to the city.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022; most recently modified version published online December 2022).

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Cape Malay
b. In South Africa: a member of the Muslim community of Cape Town and adjoining districts (chiefly descendants of immigrants and slaves from Malaysia, etc.). Frequently more fully Cape Malay.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions
Angolan1600
Angola1653
Malay1765
South African1806
Ngwaketsea1832
bushboya1834
Kapenaar1834
Transkeian1847
bosch-man1849
Natalian1850
burgher1879
Transvaaler1887
veldman1895
Rhodesian1897
Vaalpens1899
backvelder1911
plattelander1934
southwester1960
Zimbabwean1961
Zambian1963
Botswanian1966
Botswanan1967
Namibian1968
Ciskeian1973
Sowetan1974
1765 Mrs. Kindersley Lett. (1777) 65 Some of them are called Malays or Malaynese, brought from the country of Malacca, and the islands to the eastward of India, subject to the Dutch company.
1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope I. 12 The burial grounds of the Chinese and free Malays that live at the Cape.
1803 R. Semple Walks & Sketches Cape Good Hope iii. 40 The penetrative genius of the Malay.
1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. i. ii. 28 This practice receives great encouragement from the natural inclination that the slaves, particularly the Malays, have to music.
1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. v. 82 The religion of the False Prophet was introduced into the Colony by the importation of Malacca slaves, by the Dutch. Hence the terms Malay and Mahomedan became synonymous in the Colony.
1944 I. D. Du Plessis Cape Malays i. 1 Strictly speaking ‘Malay’ stands for that section of the local Muslim community in which the descendants of Malay slaves and political exiles are to be found.
1972 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. VII. 145/2 Coming from Java and the neighbouring Indonesian islands, the Cape Malays belong essentially to the Javanese and Balinese section of the Malay race.
1991 K. Maguire Politics in S. Afr. iv. 75 This classification also includes the descendants of the Muslim Malays.
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