Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Jawi Peranakan (Jawi: جاوي ڤرانقن) were an elite group within the British Malayan community in mid-19th century Malaya. The term Jawi Peranakan referred to locally born Malay-speaking Muslims of mixed non-Malay and Malay ancestry. In addition to their substantial wealth and social standing they are remembered for setting up the Jawi Peranakan the world’s first Malay language newspaper.