Talk:Malay Archipelago
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Note that I'm neither Malaysian nor Indonesian, but AFAIK, when Indonesians say "Nusantara" they mean the Indonesian archipelago (== nation). This is quite different from the Malay archipelago, which is the whole shebang. Jpatokal 07:58, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
I think that the article de:Indonesischer Archipel is not the counterpart of this article, as there they have a narrower concept. Andres 13:10, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Confusion of Terms
I have just consulted various sources, and all seem to agree that "Malay Archipelago" in fact means the island group between Indochina and Australia. It has no political or cultural meaning at all. However, I have come across another term, Malay World, which means what is described in this stub article. So, I think I shall perhaps move the text here to that heading, and overhaul the text here at this heading. I might borrow freely from the German article, which seems quite complete. ———Kelisi 2005/2/8
I have now performed this permutation. The material formerly here, such as it was, is now under Malay World, and this article has now been thoroughly overhauled with "Malay Archipelago" being interpreted in its geographical meaning.
Also, about the word for Malay World in Malay. That's Dunia Melayu. And I would also like to point out that Malay and Indonesian are in fact the same language. There are differences between Malaysians' and Indonesians' speech, but none truly significant.
[edit] Edit and comment by User:Kelisi
Kelisi, you reverted an edit to the article Malay archipelago with the edit summary "rv -- deletion of pertinent information; insertion of bogus information.", and then proceded to write on my talk-page under the header Homosexuality Laws of the World "I second that. Cut it out! It is not all right to delete pertinent facts, nor is it all right to insert false information." (which I have now removed from my talk page). I think you have made a misjudgment (and a slight fool of yourself). I urge you to consult the edit histories so you know what you are talking about. I also urge you to take a peek at the Wikipedia guidelines and be guided by them. If you wish to contribute to this particular article and if that contribution involves major reverts, please do discuss this at the talk page beforehand. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. --Big Adamsky 07:00, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Wahey archipelago
There is an orphaned article called Wahey Archipelago. It sounds like it may be the same thing as the Malay archipelago. Are they different?--Dcooper 18:33, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
- They are not the same. The Malay Archipelago is much larger than Wahey. In fact, the Malay Archipelago streches from northern Sumatra till the coast of New Guinea. Wahey on the other is located somewhere between
Java and East Timor. Note that Java and East Timor itself is part of the Malay Archipelago. Thus, Wahey is a subset of the Malay Archipelago. __earth (Talk) 01:57, 18 July 2006 (UTC)- Er, correction. Instead of between Java and East Timor, it's in between Borneo and Sulawesi. The archipelago is part of Greater Sunda Islands which in turn part of the Malay Archipelago. __earth (Talk) 16:20, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Malay peninsula and Pattani not part of the Malay Archipelago ???
Why isn't the Malay peninsula and Pattani (Muslim area in southern Thailand) part? The natives of the areas are related to the Malays anthropologically and culturally. Should they be part of the Malay Archipelago too?
- Because they're not islands, and this is an archipelago. Jpatokal 12:37, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
