"Klingalese (Malay: Orang Keling, Dutch: Klingalezen, Kodja's, English: Klingalese) referred to an ethnic group in at least Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), Straits Settlements and British India, ...
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originating from the Coromandel Coast, Kalinga and the Malabar region. They were predominantly Shiite muslims and traders.[citation needed] At least at the beginning of the 20th century there was a Klingalese quarter in Padang. In British India Klingalese was also used to designate a specific ethnic group, witness antiquarian photography captions, shown here. Klingalezen was also used in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) in a broader sense including other Asian minorities as well." - (en.wikipedia.org 03.12.2023)