Timorese in Malaysia

Malaysians of Timorese origin
Total population
Hundreds[1]
Regions with significant populations
Johore, Sabah
Languages
Malay, Indonesian, Tetum and Portuguese
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Protestant, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Demographics of East Timor, other ethnic groups in Indonesia

The Timorese Malaysians or Florenese Malaysians consists of people of full or partial Timorese descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. Timorese in Malaysia consist mainly of Timorese formerly resident in Indonesian West Timor as well as recent migrants from East Timor. Most of the Timorese arrived following the occupation of East Timor by Indonesia. Most of these Timorese reside in the state of Sabah especially on the east coast area of Tawau Division with some of them intermarried with the local peoples.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Geoffrey C. Gunn (18 December 2010). Historical Dictionary of East Timor. Scarecrow Press. pp. 71–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7518-0.
  2. ^ Geoffrey C. Gunn, Timor Loro Sae 500 years (Macau: Livros do Oriente, 1999). ISBN 972-9418-69-1