Macanese
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A language of Macao
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Macaense, Macao Creole Portuguese, Makista, Patuá
Population
50 in China–Macao (Bradley 2007a). Ethnic population: 5,000 (Bradley 2007b).
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification
Language Use
A small number of older adult women in Macau use as L1 (1996). Elderly only.
Language Resources
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.