That Malay origin is somewhat of a surprise to me too Green, every academic work that I have read concerning origins of SE Asian peoples places the ancestors of the Bugis people in south Sulawesi more than 2000 years ago.
Strange that so many recognised authorities should be wrong. Just goes to show you need to be careful what you believe.
But still, even if we set aside the idea of Malay migrations to South Sulawesi, the idea of "all one people" is truly accurate & in accord with the dominant theory of the peopling of SE Asia.
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