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History

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	The traditional Chitty settlement is located at Kampung Tujuh along Jalan Gajah Berang, which is also inhabited by a small number of Chinese of Tamilian ancestry and Malays as well. Many of the Chitty have since found jobs in [[Singapore]] and other parts of [[Malaysia]].		The traditional Chitty settlement is located at Kampung Tujuh along Jalan Gajah Berang, which is also inhabited by a small number of Chinese of Tamilian ancestry and Malays as well. Many of the Chitty have since found jobs in [[Singapore]] and other parts of [[Malaysia]].

	The ethnic identity of the Chitty is nearly lost. As many of them are assimilating into the mainstream [[~~India~~]]n, [[~~Han~~ Chinese\|Chinese]], and [[Malays (ethnic group)\|Malay]] ethnic communities culturally, this small but distinct group of people that has survived for centuries is now on the brink of extinction.		The ethnic identity of the Chitty is nearly lost. As many of them are assimilating into the mainstream [[Indian diaspora\|Indian]], [[Overseas Chinese\|Chinese]] and [[Malays (ethnic group)\|Malay]] ethnic communities culturally, this small but distinct group of people that has survived for centuries is now on the brink of extinction.

	Exhibition of Peranakan Chitty history, antiques and culture can be seen at the [[Chitty Museum]] in Chitty Village, [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]]. Recently in 2013, there were controversies of development at the expense of demolishing part of Kampung Chitty, a historical and cultural village.<ref name="Peranakan Chitty">{{cite web\|url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/now-development-threatens-historical-site-in-malacca \|title=Now, development threatens historical site in Malacca \|publisher=The Malaysian Insider \|access-date=14 February 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221113723/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/now-development-threatens-historical-site-in-malacca \|archive-date=21 February 2014 \|df=dmy }}</ref> A proposal to construct a condominium, a hotel and a road cutting through the village are seen as a threat affecting the residents and a temple built in 1827.<ref name="Kampung Chitty">{{cite web \|url=http://my.news.yahoo.com/39-road-kg-chitty-could-destroy-homes-39-043200736.html \|title=Road through Kg Chitty could destroy homes \|publisher=Yahoo! News \|access-date=14 February 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302014551/http://my.news.yahoo.com/39-road-kg-chitty-could-destroy-homes-39-043200736.html \|archive-date=2 March 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		Exhibition of Peranakan Chitty history, antiques and culture can be seen at the [[Chitty Museum]] in Chitty Village, [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]]. Recently in 2013, there were controversies of development at the expense of demolishing part of Kampung Chitty, a historical and cultural village.<ref name="Peranakan Chitty">{{cite web\|url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/now-development-threatens-historical-site-in-malacca \|title=Now, development threatens historical site in Malacca \|publisher=The Malaysian Insider \|access-date=14 February 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221113723/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/now-development-threatens-historical-site-in-malacca \|archive-date=21 February 2014 \|df=dmy }}</ref> A proposal to construct a condominium, a hotel and a road cutting through the village are seen as a threat affecting the residents and a temple built in 1827.<ref name="Kampung Chitty">{{cite web \|url=http://my.news.yahoo.com/39-road-kg-chitty-could-destroy-homes-39-043200736.html \|title=Road through Kg Chitty could destroy homes \|publisher=Yahoo! News \|access-date=14 February 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302014551/http://my.news.yahoo.com/39-road-kg-chitty-could-destroy-homes-39-043200736.html \|archive-date=2 March 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

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History

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	Historical records stated that the Tamil traders from Panai in [[Tamil Nadu]] settled down in [[Melaka]] during the sovereignty of the [[Sultanate of Malacca]]. Like the [[Peranakan]]s, they later settled down and freely intermingled with the local Malays and Chinese of Malay and Tamil ancestry settlers. However, with the fall of the [[Sultanate of Malacca\|Malacca Sultanate]] after 1511, the Chitty eventually lost touch with their native land.		Historical records stated that the Tamil traders from Panai in [[Tamil Nadu]] settled down in [[Melaka]] during the sovereignty of the [[Sultanate of Malacca]]. Like the [[Peranakan]]s, they later settled down and freely intermingled with the local Malays and Chinese of Malay and Tamil ancestry settlers. However, with the fall of the [[Sultanate of Malacca\|Malacca Sultanate]] after 1511, the Chitty eventually lost touch with their native land.

	Under the administration of the Portuguese, Dutch and [[British Raj\|British colonizers]], the Chitty eventually began simplifying their culture and customs by adopting local customs. This can be evidenced in the architecture of the [[Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple]], which was built by [[Thaivanayagam Pillay]], the leader of the Chitty people, in 1781 after the Dutch colonial government gave him a plot of land. At that period, a Chitty neighbourhood was probably set up around that temple, in the street known as Goldsmith Street.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=De Witt \|first=Dennis \|title=History of the Dutch in Malaysia \|publisher=Nutmeg Publishing \|year=2011 \|isbn=9789834351939 \|edition=2nd \|page=153 \|oclc=973774027}}</ref>		Under the administration of the Portuguese, Dutch and [[British Raj\|British colonizers]], the Chitty eventually began simplifying their culture and customs by adopting local customs. This can be evidenced in the architecture of the [[Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple]], which was built by Thaivanayagam Pillay, the leader of the Chitty people, in 1781 after the Dutch colonial government gave him a plot of land. At that period, a Chitty neighbourhood was probably set up around that temple, in the street known as Goldsmith Street.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=De Witt \|first=Dennis \|title=History of the Dutch in Malaysia \|publisher=Nutmeg Publishing \|year=2011 \|isbn=9789834351939 \|edition=2nd \|page=153 \|oclc=973774027}}</ref>

	During the [[Second World War]], the threat of Japanese soldiers rape against Chitty girls led Chitty families to let Eurasians, Chinese and full blooded Indians to marry Chitty girls and stop practicing endogamy.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Pillai \|first=Patrick \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uh1qDwAAQBAJ&dq="Chitty+girls+being+hastily"&pg=PP66 \|title=Yearning to Belong \|date=2016 \|publisher=Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. \|isbn=978-9814762007 \|page=47}}</ref>		During the [[Second World War]], the threat of Japanese soldiers rape against Chitty girls led Chitty families to let Eurasians, Chinese and full blooded Indians to marry Chitty girls and stop practicing endogamy.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Pillai \|first=Patrick \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uh1qDwAAQBAJ&dq="Chitty+girls+being+hastily"&pg=PP66 \|title=Yearning to Belong \|date=2016 \|publisher=Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. \|isbn=978-9814762007 \|page=47}}</ref>

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Notable Chitty

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	==Notable Chitty==		==Notable Chitty==
	* [[Raja Mudaliar]]		* [[Raja Mudaliar]]
	* [[S. R. Nathan]]
⚫	* [[Chaitanya Anand]]
	* Thevanaigam Veerasimir Chitty 'David/Baba'		* Thevanaigam Veerasimir Chitty 'David/Baba'
		⚫	* Chaitanya Anand

	==See also==		==See also==

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	\| pop = '''~5000'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://roots.sg/learn/stories/chetti-melaka\|title=Chetti Melaka of the Straits - Rediscovering Peranakan Indian Communities\|website=www.roots.sg\|access-date=15 June 2020\|archive-date=11 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811073502/https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/chetti-melaka\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		\| pop = '''~5000'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://roots.sg/learn/stories/chetti-melaka\|title=Chetti Melaka of the Straits - Rediscovering Peranakan Indian Communities\|website=www.roots.sg\|access-date=15 June 2020\|archive-date=11 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811073502/https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/chetti-melaka\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\| popplace = {{Flag\|Malaysia}} ([[Melaka]]){{·}}{{Flag\|Singapore}}		\| popplace = {{Flag\|Malaysia}} ([[Melaka]]){{·}}{{Flag\|Singapore}}
	\| langs = [[~~Malay Chetty creole~~ language\|~~Chitty~~ Malay]]~~{{·}}~~[[Malay language\|Malay]]{{·}}[[English language\|English]]		\| langs = [[Malaysian language\|Malay]] ([[Malay Chetty creole language\|Chitty Malay]]){{·}}[[English language\|English]]
	\| related = [[Tamils]]{{·}}[[Telugus]]{{·}}[[Malays (ethnic group)\|Malays]]{{·}}[[Peranakan]]{{·}}[[Indian Malaysians]]{{·}}[[Indian Singaporeans]]		\| related = [[Tamils]]{{·}}[[Telugus]]{{·}}[[Malays (ethnic group)\|Malays]]{{·}}[[Peranakan]]{{·}}[[Indian Malaysians]]{{·}}[[Indian Singaporeans]]
	\| rels = [[Hinduism]]		\| rels = [[Hinduism]]

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	The '''Chitty''', also known as the '''Chetty''' or '''Chetti Melaka''', are an ethnic group whose members are of primarily [[Tamils\|Tamil]] descent, found mainly and initially in [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]], where they settled around the 16th century, and in [[Singapore]] where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. Also known as "Indian [[Peranakans]]", the culture of the Chitty has drawn significant influence from the [[Nusantara (term)\|Nusantara]] region and to a small extent the Chinese, whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/meet-chetti-melaka-peranakan-indians-striving-save-culture-hindu-10849258\|title=Meet the Chetti Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, striving to save their vanishing culture\|website=CNA}}</ref> In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community are different from [[Chettiar]], bankers brought from [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[British Malaya]]. They are practising Hindus.		The '''Chitty''', also known as the '''Chetty''' or '''Chetti Melaka''', are an ethnic group whose members are of primarily [[Tamils\|Tamil]] descent, found mainly and initially in [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]], where they settled around the 16th century, and in [[Singapore]] where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. Also known colloquially as "Indian Peranakans", the culture of the Chitty has drawn significant influence from the [[Nusantara (term)\|Nusantara]] region and to a small extent the Chinese, whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/meet-chetti-melaka-peranakan-indians-striving-save-culture-hindu-10849258\|title=Meet the Chetti Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, striving to save their vanishing culture\|website=CNA}}</ref> In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community are different from [[Chettiar]], bankers brought from [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[British Malaya]]. They are practising Hindus.

	==Language==		==Language==

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Described culture influence.

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	The '''Chitty''', also known as the '''Chetty''' or '''Chetti Melaka''', are an ethnic group whose members are of primarily [[Tamils\|Tamil]] descent, found mainly and initially in [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]], where they settled around the 16th century, and in [[Singapore]] where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. ~~They are also~~ known as ~~the~~ "Indian [[Peranakans]]" ~~and~~ ~~have~~ ~~adopted~~ ~~Malay~~ (~~mostly~~) and ~~Chinese~~ ~~cultural~~ ~~practices~~ whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/meet-chetti-melaka-peranakan-indians-striving-save-culture-hindu-10849258\|title=Meet the Chetti Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, striving to save their vanishing culture\|website=CNA}}</ref> In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community are different from [[Chettiar]], bankers brought from [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[British Malaya]]. They are practising Hindus.		The '''Chitty''', also known as the '''Chetty''' or '''Chetti Melaka''', are an ethnic group whose members are of primarily [[Tamils\|Tamil]] descent, found mainly and initially in [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]], where they settled around the 16th century, and in [[Singapore]] where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. Also known as "Indian [[Peranakans]]", the culture of the Chitty has drawn significant influence from the [[Nusantara (term)\|Nusantara]] region and to a small extent the Chinese, whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/meet-chetti-melaka-peranakan-indians-striving-save-culture-hindu-10849258\|title=Meet the Chetti Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, striving to save their vanishing culture\|website=CNA}}</ref> In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community are different from [[Chettiar]], bankers brought from [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[British Malaya]]. They are practising Hindus.

	==Language==		==Language==

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Improved description of the community

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	The '''Chitty''', also known as the '''Chetty''' or '''Chetti Melaka''', are a ~~distinctive~~ group of [[~~South India~~\|~~South Indian~~]] ~~originated people~~ found mainly and initially in [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]], where they settled around the 16th century, and in [[Singapore]] where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. They are also known as the "Indian [[Peranakans]]" and have adopted Malay (mostly) and Chinese cultural practices whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/meet-chetti-melaka-peranakan-indians-striving-save-culture-hindu-10849258\|title=Meet the Chetti Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, striving to save their vanishing culture\|website=CNA}}</ref> In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community are different from [[Chettiar]], bankers brought from [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[British Malaya]]. They are practising Hindus.		The '''Chitty''', also known as the '''Chetty''' or '''Chetti Melaka''', are an ethnic group whose members are of primarily [[Tamils\|Tamil]] descent, found mainly and initially in [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]], where they settled around the 16th century, and in [[Singapore]] where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. They are also known as the "Indian [[Peranakans]]" and have adopted Malay (mostly) and Chinese cultural practices whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/meet-chetti-melaka-peranakan-indians-striving-save-culture-hindu-10849258\|title=Meet the Chetti Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, striving to save their vanishing culture\|website=CNA}}</ref> In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community are different from [[Chettiar]], bankers brought from [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[British Malaya]]. They are practising Hindus.

	==Language==		==Language==

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	The '''Chitty''', also known as the '''Chetty''' or '''Chetti Melaka''', are a distinctive group of [[South India\|South Indian]] originated people found mainly and initially in [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]], where they settled around the 16th century, and in [[Singapore]] where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. They are also known as the "Indian [[Peranakans]]" and have adopted Malay (mostly) and Chinese cultural practices whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/meet-chetti-melaka-peranakan-indians-striving-save-culture-hindu-10849258\|title=Meet the Chetti Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, striving to save their vanishing culture\|website=CNA}}</ref> In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community are different from [[Chettiar]], bankers brought from [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[British Malaya]]. They ~~practise~~ Hindus.		The '''Chitty''', also known as the '''Chetty''' or '''Chetti Melaka''', are a distinctive group of [[South India\|South Indian]] originated people found mainly and initially in [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]], where they settled around the 16th century, and in [[Singapore]] where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. They are also known as the "Indian [[Peranakans]]" and have adopted Malay (mostly) and Chinese cultural practices whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/meet-chetti-melaka-peranakan-indians-striving-save-culture-hindu-10849258\|title=Meet the Chetti Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, striving to save their vanishing culture\|website=CNA}}</ref> In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community are different from [[Chettiar]], bankers brought from [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[British Malaya]]. They are practising Hindus.

	==Language==		==Language==

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	The '''Chitty''', also known as the '''Chetty''' or '''Chetti Melaka''', are a distinctive group of [[South India\|South Indian]] originated people found mainly and initially in [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]], where they settled around the 16th century, and in [[Singapore]] where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. They are also known as the "Indian [[Peranakans]]" and have adopted Malay (mostly) and Chinese cultural practices whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/meet-chetti-melaka-peranakan-indians-striving-save-culture-hindu-10849258\|title=Meet the Chetti Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, striving to save their vanishing culture\|website=CNA}}</ref> In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community or [[Chettiar]] ~~community~~, ~~hails~~ from ~~different~~ ~~peoples~~ of ~~South-Eastern~~ ~~India~~ ~~and~~ ~~are~~ ~~devout~~ Hindus.		The '''Chitty''', also known as the '''Chetty''' or '''Chetti Melaka''', are a distinctive group of [[South India\|South Indian]] originated people found mainly and initially in [[Melaka]], [[Malaysia]], where they settled around the 16th century, and in [[Singapore]] where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. They are also known as the "Indian [[Peranakans]]" and have adopted Malay (mostly) and Chinese cultural practices whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/meet-chetti-melaka-peranakan-indians-striving-save-culture-hindu-10849258\|title=Meet the Chetti Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, striving to save their vanishing culture\|website=CNA}}</ref> In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community are different from [[Chettiar]], bankers brought from [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[British Malaya]]. They practise Hindus.

	==Language==		==Language==

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	Historical records stated that the Tamil traders from Panai in [[Tamil Nadu]] settled down in [[Melaka]] during the sovereignty of the [[Sultanate of Malacca]]. Like the [[Peranakan]]s, they later settled down and freely intermingled with the local Malays and Chinese of Malay and Tamil ancestry settlers. However, with the fall of the [[Sultanate of Malacca\|Malacca Sultanate]] after 1511, the Chitty eventually lost touch with their native land.		Historical records stated that the Tamil traders from Panai in [[Tamil Nadu]] settled down in [[Melaka]] during the sovereignty of the [[Sultanate of Malacca]]. Like the [[Peranakan]]s, they later settled down and freely intermingled with the local Malays and Chinese of Malay and Tamil ancestry settlers. However, with the fall of the [[Sultanate of Malacca\|Malacca Sultanate]] after 1511, the Chitty eventually lost touch with their native land.

	Under the administration of the Portuguese, Dutch and [[British Raj\|British colonizers]], the Chitty eventually began simplifying their culture and customs by adopting local customs. This can be evidenced in the architecture of the [[Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple]], which was built by [[Thaivanayagam Pillay]], the leader of the Chitty people, in 1781 after the Dutch colonial government gave him a plot of land. At that period, a Chitty neighbourhood was probably set up around that temple, in the street known as Goldsmith Street<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=De Witt \|first=Dennis \|title=History of the Dutch in Malaysia \|publisher=Nutmeg Publishing \|year=2011 \|isbn=9789834351939 \|edition=2nd \|page=153 \|oclc=973774027}}</ref>.		Under the administration of the Portuguese, Dutch and [[British Raj\|British colonizers]], the Chitty eventually began simplifying their culture and customs by adopting local customs. This can be evidenced in the architecture of the [[Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple]], which was built by [[Thaivanayagam Pillay]], the leader of the Chitty people, in 1781 after the Dutch colonial government gave him a plot of land. At that period, a Chitty neighbourhood was probably set up around that temple, in the street known as Goldsmith Street.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=De Witt \|first=Dennis \|title=History of the Dutch in Malaysia \|publisher=Nutmeg Publishing \|year=2011 \|isbn=9789834351939 \|edition=2nd \|page=153 \|oclc=973774027}}</ref>

	During the [[Second World War]], the threat of Japanese soldiers rape against Chitty girls led Chitty families to let Eurasians, Chinese and full blooded Indians to marry Chitty girls and stop practicing endogamy.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Pillai \|first=Patrick \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uh1qDwAAQBAJ&dq="Chitty+girls+being+hastily"&pg=PP66 \|title=Yearning to Belong \|date=2016 \|publisher=Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. \|isbn=978-9814762007 \|page=47}}</ref>		During the [[Second World War]], the threat of Japanese soldiers rape against Chitty girls led Chitty families to let Eurasians, Chinese and full blooded Indians to marry Chitty girls and stop practicing endogamy.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Pillai \|first=Patrick \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uh1qDwAAQBAJ&dq="Chitty+girls+being+hastily"&pg=PP66 \|title=Yearning to Belong \|date=2016 \|publisher=Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. \|isbn=978-9814762007 \|page=47}}</ref>
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	Chinese cultural influence on the Chetty is also evident, especially in the case of ancestral worship. Religious objects used for conducting rituals were also used by the Chinese. The Chitty are also influenced by the Chinese to some extent in their ceramics works of art.		Chinese cultural influence on the Chetty is also evident, especially in the case of ancestral worship. Religious objects used for conducting rituals were also used by the Chinese. The Chitty are also influenced by the Chinese to some extent in their ceramics works of art.

	Simplification of Tamil architecture among the Chitty is also present. Distinct from the modern Tamil Nadu, known for its complex [[Dravidian architecture\|Dravidian]] Temple Architecture in the late [[Nayaka dynasties\|Nayaka]]/[[Vijayanagara architecture\|Vijayanagara style]], that displays beautifully carved out sculptures of the Hindu gods in many rows, the Chitty temple tend to only have one row of these, or a picture of one single god in each of the three rows, as evidenced in the [[Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple]], built by Thaivanayagam Chitty in 1781. The Chitty temples also demonstrate the adoption of some Dutch colonial architectural influences<ref name=":0" />.		Simplification of Tamil architecture among the Chitty is also present. Distinct from the modern Tamil Nadu, known for its complex [[Dravidian architecture\|Dravidian]] Temple Architecture in the late [[Nayaka dynasties\|Nayaka]]/[[Vijayanagara architecture\|Vijayanagara style]], that displays beautifully carved out sculptures of the Hindu gods in many rows, the Chitty temple tend to only have one row of these, or a picture of one single god in each of the three rows, as evidenced in the [[Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple]], built by Thaivanayagam Chitty in 1781. The Chitty temples also demonstrate the adoption of some Dutch colonial architectural influences.<ref name=":0" />

	==Dress and lifestyle==		==Dress and lifestyle==

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	Historical records stated that the Tamil traders from Panai in [[Tamil Nadu]] settled down in [[Melaka]] during the sovereignty of the [[Sultanate of Malacca]]. Like the [[Peranakan]]s, they later settled down and freely intermingled with the local Malays and Chinese of Malay and Tamil ancestry settlers. However, with the fall of the [[Sultanate of Malacca\|Malacca Sultanate]] after 1511, the Chitty eventually lost touch with their native land.		Historical records stated that the Tamil traders from Panai in [[Tamil Nadu]] settled down in [[Melaka]] during the sovereignty of the [[Sultanate of Malacca]]. Like the [[Peranakan]]s, they later settled down and freely intermingled with the local Malays and Chinese of Malay and Tamil ancestry settlers. However, with the fall of the [[Sultanate of Malacca\|Malacca Sultanate]] after 1511, the Chitty eventually lost touch with their native land.

	Under the administration of the Portuguese, Dutch and [[British Raj\|British colonizers]], the Chitty eventually began simplifying their culture and customs by adopting local customs. This can be evidenced in the architecture of the [[Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple]], which was built by [[Thaivanayagam Pillay]], the leader of the Chitty people, in 1781 after the Dutch colonial government gave him a plot of land. At that period, a Chitty neighbourhood was probably set up around that temple, in the street known as Goldsmith Street.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=De Witt \|first=Dennis \|title=History of the Dutch in Malaysia \|publisher=Nutmeg Publishing \|year=2011 \|isbn=9789834351939 \|edition=2nd \|page=153 \|oclc=973774027}}</ref>		Under the administration of the Portuguese, Dutch and [[British Raj\|British colonizers]], the Chitty eventually began simplifying their culture and customs by adopting local customs. This can be evidenced in the architecture of the [[Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple]], which was built by Thaivanayagam Pillay, the leader of the Chitty people, in 1781 after the Dutch colonial government gave him a plot of land. At that period, a Chitty neighbourhood was probably set up around that temple, in the street known as Goldsmith Street.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=De Witt \|first=Dennis \|title=History of the Dutch in Malaysia \|publisher=Nutmeg Publishing \|year=2011 \|isbn=9789834351939 \|edition=2nd \|page=153 \|oclc=973774027}}</ref>

	During the [[Second World War]], the threat of Japanese soldiers rape against Chitty girls led Chitty families to let Eurasians, Chinese and full blooded Indians to marry Chitty girls and stop practicing endogamy.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Pillai \|first=Patrick \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uh1qDwAAQBAJ&dq="Chitty+girls+being+hastily"&pg=PP66 \|title=Yearning to Belong \|date=2016 \|publisher=Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. \|isbn=978-9814762007 \|page=47}}</ref>		During the [[Second World War]], the threat of Japanese soldiers rape against Chitty girls led Chitty families to let Eurasians, Chinese and full blooded Indians to marry Chitty girls and stop practicing endogamy.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Pillai \|first=Patrick \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uh1qDwAAQBAJ&dq="Chitty+girls+being+hastily"&pg=PP66 \|title=Yearning to Belong \|date=2016 \|publisher=Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. \|isbn=978-9814762007 \|page=47}}</ref>

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	\| pop = '''~5000'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://roots.sg/learn/stories/chetti-melaka\|title=Chetti Melaka of the Straits - Rediscovering Peranakan Indian Communities\|website=www.roots.sg\|access-date=15 June 2020\|archive-date=11 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811073502/https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/chetti-melaka\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		\| pop = '''~5000'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://roots.sg/learn/stories/chetti-melaka\|title=Chetti Melaka of the Straits - Rediscovering Peranakan Indian Communities\|website=www.roots.sg\|access-date=15 June 2020\|archive-date=11 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811073502/https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/chetti-melaka\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\| popplace = {{Flag\|Malaysia}} ([[Melaka]]){{·}}{{Flag\|Singapore}}		\| popplace = {{Flag\|Malaysia}} ([[Melaka]]){{·}}{{Flag\|Singapore}}
	\| langs = [[~~Malay Chetty creole~~ language\|~~Chitty~~ Malay]]~~{{·}}~~[[Malay language\|Malay]]{{·}}[[English language\|English]]		\| langs = [[Malaysian language\|Malay]] ([[Malay Chetty creole language\|Chitty Malay]]){{·}}[[English language\|English]]
	\| related = [[Tamils]]{{·}}[[Telugus]]{{·}}[[Malays (ethnic group)\|Malays]]{{·}}[[Peranakan]]{{·}}[[Indian Malaysians]]{{·}}[[Indian Singaporeans]]		\| related = [[Tamils]]{{·}}[[Telugus]]{{·}}[[Malays (ethnic group)\|Malays]]{{·}}[[Peranakan]]{{·}}[[Indian Malaysians]]{{·}}[[Indian Singaporeans]]
	\| rels = [[Hinduism]]		\| rels = [[Hinduism]]