DEFINE MALAY HOUSES??????

It is difficult to define what the Malay house is. This is due to the meaning of the word "Malay", which is not clear. Legally, Malay is defined as "a person who professes the Muslim religion, speaks the Malay language, confIrms to Malay customs. If a Malay house is a house that is owned or lived in by this person, then this definition does not hold true, because there are many instances when these houses are not lived in or owned by a person so de- fined. Therefore, it is difficult to legally define a Malay house. Malay is also defined as "a member of the people of the Malay peninsular, Eastern Sumatra , and some adjacent islands . By this definition, many ethnic groups such as Achehnese, Batak, Bugis , Kerinci , Minangkabau , Rawa and Mandiling are included . These people have developed their own distinct house types, therefore making it even more difficult to define a so-called Malay house. Maybe it is erroneous to assume a single meaning for the term Malay house. Neverthelesss, this study assumes a definition generally accepted by authors dealing with this subject, both for the sake of simplicity and operational use. From this assumption and based on the different groups of people who had immigrated and settled in the different states in Peninsular Malaysia , the Malay Malay traditional house .