http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 287 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) Volume 10, Issue 04, April 2019, pp. 287–301, Article ID: IJCIET_10_04_030 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/ijmet/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=10&IType=4 ISSN Print: 0976-6308 and ISSN Online: 0976-6316 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed THE NUSANTARA ETHNIC GROUPS FROM HISTORICAL AND GENOMIC PERSPECTIVES Norazmi Anas Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Tapah Campus, 35400 Tapah Road, Perak, Malaysia Engku Ahmad Zaki Engku Alwi Faculty of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia Zuriani Yaacob Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang Branch, Raub Campus, 27600 Raub, Pahang, Malaysia Anaztasia Natasha Muhamad Ramlan Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka Branch, Alor Gajah Campus, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia Amal Hayati Ishak Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam, 40450 Selangor, Malaysia Siti Khadijah Ab. Manan Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia ABSTRACT Malays are a distinctive nation native as well as among the oldest ethnic group in the world encompassing the land of Nusantara, Madagascar and the Pacific Islands. The Malay civilization is associated with the Southeast Asian region known as the Malay Archipelago, the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago, the Nusantara, the Malay Realm and the Land of Java. It also includes the islands of Indonesia, Malaya, the islands of Borneo, Philippines, Singapore which consisting two communities namely Proto-Malay (aboriginal Malay) and Deutero-Malay (new Malay). Therefore, this study attempts to shed some light on the origins of the Malay community from the historical point of view and its relation to modern genomic field. The findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between the history of Malay origins and the modern genomic field that was done through the mitochondrial DNA analysis. This is followed by the Nusantara that serves as the major genetic reservoir of the world Malay group. Thus, it is apparent that the genomic study of the Malay ethnic group is