Bumiputera or Bumiputra, which is a Malay word, comes from the Sanskrit word "Bhumiputra" which may be transliterated as "son of earth" or "son of the soil" (bhumi = earth; putra = son). It has different definitions in
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Bumiputera — Le terme Bumiputera ou Bumiputra (« fils de la terre/du sol » en malais) désigne un ensemble de politiques économiques raciales des années 1970 en Malaisie. Celles ci favorisaient les « autochtones » de l Insulinde. Voir aussi … Wikipédia en Français
Bumiputera (Malaysia) — Bumiputera or Bumiputra is a Malay political term widely used in Malaysia, embracing ethnic Malays, Javanese, Bugis, Minang and occasionally other indigenous ethnic groups such as the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia and the tribal peoples in… … Wikipedia
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