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 | | THE Malays in Sri Lanka are the descendants of the kings, queens, princes, princesses, noblemen, dignitaries, artistes, craftsmen, commanders and their retinue, who were part and parcel of the sovereign, exiled by the Dutch. |
 | | Malay is a corruption of the word 'Malayu', or in short Ma-layu, which literally means 'To change or to wither', i.e. |
 | | Appointments to the Malay regiment by the British as officers was confined to the children of the nobility and relations of reputed and powerful Malays with a sound background. |
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