Malaccan Malay Creole

A language of Malaysia

ISO 639: ccm
Alternate Names: Chitties Malay Creole
Population: Ethnic population: 300.
Location:: Melaka: Gajah Berang and Kampung Tujung on Malacca straits.
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).

Location: Melaka: Gajah Berang and Kampung Tujung on Malacca straits.