Komuniti Siam Tidak Terpinggir: Asimilasi Komuniti Siam di Tumpat, Kelantan (The Siamese Community is Not Marginalized: Assimilation of the Siamese Community in Tumpat, Kelantan)

Abstract

ABSTRAK: Salah satu masyarakat minoriti yang tidak kurang penting dalam memberikan impak yang besar kepada perkembangan dan pembangunan masyarakat majmuk Malaysia adalah masyarakat Siam. Kajian ini dilakukan bagi melihat percampuran masyarakat Siam dalam masyarakat Melayu di Tumpat, Kelantan. Ini memandangkan masyarakat Siam telah lama bertapak di Malaysia terutamanya di utara negeri Kelantan. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif melalui pengamatan, kajian kepustakaan dan temu bual bagi mendapatkan data. Hasil kajian mendapati masyarakat Siam merupakan masyarakat terawal yang memasuki dan menduduki negeri Kelantan berbanding Cina dan India. Kemasukan masyarakat Siam telah diterima baik oleh masyarakat Kelantan dan mendapat pengiktirafan oleh pemerintah Kelantan turun temurun. Kelantan merupakan antara negeri yang berjaya mengamalkan konsep kesepaduan kaum walaupun golongan minoriti khususnya Siam sangat sedikit. Keunikan peradaban Siam secara tidak langsung telah memberi impak yang besar kepada peradaban acuan Malaysia dari aspek sosio-budaya khususnya di negeri Kelantan.

Kata kunci: Masyarakat Melayu; Masyarakat Siam; Tumpat; majmuk; peradaban acuan Malaysia

ABSTRACT: One of the minority communities that has had a great impact on the development of Malaysia’s pluralistic society is the Siamese community. This study was conducted to see the existence of the Siamese community in the Malay community in Tumpat, Kelantan. This is because the Siamese community has long been established in Malaysia, especially in the north of Kelantan. This study uses qualitative methods through observation, literature review, and interviews to obtain data. The results of the study found that the Siamese community was the earliest minority community compared to the Chinese and Indians. The clarity of the Siamese community has been well received by the Kelantan community and has been recognized by the Kelantan government for generations. Kelantan has emerged as a state that successfully practices the concept of racial unity even though there are very few minorities, especially Siamese. The uniqueness of the Siamese civilization has indirectly impacted the Malaysian model civilization from the socio-cultural aspects, especially in Kelantan.

Keywords: Malay society; Siamese society; Tumpat; plurality; Malaysian model civilization