Also Known As:
Malaysian Creole Portuguese, Malaccan, Papia Kristang, Kristang, Portuguese Patois, Serani, Bahasa Serani, Bahasa Geragau, Malaqueiro, Malaquense, Malaquês, Malaquenho, Português de Malaca, Malayo-Portuguese, Moluccas Pidgin
Dialects & Varieties
A dictionary of Kristang (Malacca Creole Portuguese)
Alan Baxter and Patric de Silvia. 2004. "A Dictionary of Kristang (Malacca Creole Portuguese)." Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 564.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Malaysia
Location Description
Kristang is spoken spoken in the Hilir suburb of Malacca (Bandar Hilir), West Malaysia and by descendants of the Malacca community elsewhere in Malaysia and Singapore.
Government Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
This is the online archive for the Kodrah Kristang revitalization initiative in Singapore.
Beng papiah kung nus!
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