<Tr> <Td> Kelantan </Td> <Td> 3.77 </Td> <Td> 3.07 </Td> </Tr> <P> Malaysia's population comprises many ethnic groups . People of Austronesian origin make up the majority of the population, and are known as the Bumiputras . Large Chinese and Indian minorities also exist . Malays, as Bumiputra, see Malaysia as their land, and since race riots in 1969 Bumiputra have been especially privileged in Malaysia--top government positions are reserved for Malays, and the Malays received cheaper housing, priority in government jobs as well as business licenses . However, since the riot racial stability has prevailed, if not full harmony, and mixed marriages are on the rise . The following are the twenty - five largest ethnolinguistic groups in Malaysia; speakers of distinct dialects of a language may be grouped separately, for example Terengganu Malay and Kelantan Malay are grouped into East Coast Malay: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Group </Td> <Td> Total </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malay </Td> <Td> 6,916,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kedah Malay </Td> <Td> 3,095,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malay, East coast </Td> <Td> 2,448,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Han Chinese, Hokkien </Td> <Td> 1,903,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> 1,796,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Han Chinese, Hakka </Td> <Td> 1,729,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Han Chinese, Cantonese </Td> <Td> 1,396,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Han Chinese, Teochew </Td> <Td> 1,004,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Han Chinese, Mandarin </Td> <Td> 986,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minangkabau </Td> <Td> 901,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesian </Td> <Td> 796,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iban </Td> <Td> 686,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Javanese </Td> <Td> 640,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Filipino, Tagalog </Td> <Td> 456,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Han Chinese, Hainanese </Td> <Td> 396,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Han Chinese, Northern Min </Td> <Td> 384,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei Malay, Kedayan </Td> <Td> 350,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malay, East Malaysia </Td> <Td> 280,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Han Chinese, Eastern Min </Td> <Td> 256,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Straits Chinese </Td> <Td> 244,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepalese </Td> <Td> 224,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tausug </Td> <Td> 209,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dusun, Central </Td> <Td> 197,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malayali, Malayalam </Td> <Td> 170,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bugis, Buginese </Td> <Td> 139,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Group </Td> <Td> Total </Td> </Tr>

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