Malaccan Malay Creole

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
ccm
Alternate Names
Chitties Malay Creole
User Population

Ethnic population: 300.

Location

Melaka: Gajah Berang and Kampung Tujung on Malacca straits.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Creole, Malay based
Dialects

None known. May be historically related to Sri Lankan Malay Creole [sci].

Language Use

Intermarriage and out-migration are shrinking the community (Mohammed 2009). Shifted to Baba Malay [mbf] (Mohammed 2009). Shifted to Malay [zlm] (Mohammed 2009).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Malaccan Malay Creole
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Spoken since the 16th century by descendants of Tamil merchants who intermarried with other groups. Speakers are called Chitties (Lim 1981, Holm 1989).