Also Known As:
Sri Lankan Creole Malay, Melayu Bahasa, Java Jati, Sri Lankan Malay, Melayu, Sri Lanka pe Melayu, Java, Ja basawa, Java mozhi
Dialects & Varieties
"Sri Lanka Malay" DoBES project
Ansaldo, Umberto. 2006. ""Sri Lanka Malay" DoBES Project." Online: http://www.mpi.nl/DOBES/projects/slm.
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
46,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Comments on speakers
Sri Lanka Malay spoken as a home language. Sinhala, Tamil are national languages.
Location and Context
Countries
Sri Lanka
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Sinhala, Tamil, English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Information on Sri Lankan Malay
A grammar guide for Sri Lanka Malay.
Sri Lanka Malay