Malaccan Creole Malay
A language of Malaysia (Peninsular)
| Population | Ethnic population: 300. |
| Region | Malacca Straits. |
| Language map |
Malaysia - Peninsular, reference number 24 |
| Alternate names | Chitties Creole Malay |
| Dialects | May be historically related to Sri Lankan Creole Malay [sci]. |
| Classification | Creole, Malay based |
| Language use | Spoken since the 16th century by descendants of Tamil merchants who intermarried with other groups. Speakers are called ‘Chitties’ (Lim 1981; Holm 1989). |
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