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Roles of Sindhi Grandparents in Malaysia

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Indian Diaspora

Part of the book series: Transgressions ((TRANS,volume 720))

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Malaysia is made up of Peninsular Malaysia known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia which consists of Sabah and Sarawak. Malaysia is a multi-ethnic country with a population of 23.27 million, who use at least a hundred languages.

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  1. Maya Khemlani David
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  1. Memorial University, St. John’s, Canada

    Amarjit Singh (Newfoundland and Labrador) (Newfoundland and Labrador)

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David, M.K. (2013). Roles of Sindhi Grandparents in Malaysia. In: Singh, A. (eds) Indian Diaspora. Transgressions, vol 720. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-467-3_6

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