The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: MZS
ISO 639-2: cpp
| Population | 4,000 in Hong Kong (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin) and a few in Macau (1996 Ian Watts), out of 8,500 in the ethnic group (1985). |
| Region | Hong Kong and Macau. Possibly in USA. |
| Alternate names | MACAO CREOLE PORTUGUESE, MACAENSE |
| Classification | Creole, Portuguese based. |
| Comments | A small number of elderly women in Macau speak it as mother tongue. |
