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1. The Peranakan community has its origins in the interracial marriages that took place between immigrant Chinese men and Malay women from which states and/or countries?
2. What are the Peranakans also known as?
3. What do the terms Babas and Nonyas refer to?
4. Most Peranakans are of which Chinese ancestry?
5. The Chinese immigrant men were mostly of which occupation?
6. What is the language of the Peranakans?
7. The Peranakans adopted the culture of which ethnic group?
8. The Peranakans' sense of self importance originated from their early arrival and the fact that they were descended from pioneers. To distinguish themselves from the new immigrants from China, they call these new arrivals by what name?
9. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a majority of the Peranakans were involved in what trade?
10. True/False: In present times, true-blue Peranakans are diminishing because of death, emigration, the decline of tradition and the increase in the number of marriages outside the community.
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