Macanese

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A language of Macao

ISO 639-3
mzs
Alternate Names
Macaense, Macao Creole Portuguese, Makista, Patuá
User Population

50 in China–Macao (Bradley 2007a). Ethnic population: 5,000 (Bradley 2007b).

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Creole, Portuguese based
Language Use

A small number of older adult women in Macau use as L1 (1996). Elderly only. Shifted to Yue Chinese [yue].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Macanese
Other Comments

A creole that blends Portuguese [por] with Cantonese [yue] and Malay, plus traces of Hindi [hin], Japanese [jpn] and the languages of other stops on Portuguese trade routes during the past few centuries.

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