The
earlier Proto Malay groups were later pushed inland by the Deutero Malay
settlers in the second wave of migration around 300 BC. The Deutero Malays are
Iron Age people descended partly from the subsequent Chams, Mon–Khmer peoples
of Mainland Southeast Asia and following Austronesian peoples who came equipped
with more advanced farming techniques and new knowledge of metals.[citation
needed] They are kindred but more Mongolized and greatly distinguished from the
Proto Malays which have shorter stature, darker skin, slightly higher frequency
of wavy hair, much higher percentage of dolichocephaly and a markedly lower frequency
of the epicanthic fold.
The
Deutero Malay settlers were not nomadic compared to their predecessors, instead
they settled and established kampungs which serve as the main units in the society.
These kampungs were normally situated on the riverbanks or coastal areas and
generally self-sufficient in food and other necessities. By the end of the last
century BC, these kampungs beginning to engage in some trade with the outside
world.
The
Deutero Malays are considered as the direct ancestors of present day's Malay
people.[30] Their series of migration had indirectly forced some groups of
Proto Malays and aboriginal people to retreat into the hill areas of the
interior further upriver. Notable Proto Malays of today are Moken, Jakun, Orang
Kuala, Temuan and Orang Kanaq.
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