COA ISO 639-3
Malay, Cocos Islands
A language of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- ISO 639
- coa
- Alternate Names
- Cocos, Kokos, Kukus
- Population
- 500 in Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2012 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 1,060.
- Location:
- Home island.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Creole, Malay based
- Dialects
- A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa].
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Also use English [eng].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Malay, Cocos Islands
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Christmas Island
Language Name
Malay, Cocos Islands
User Population
560 in Christmas Island (1987).
- Location
- Sabah: Beluran, Lahad Datu and Tawau districts.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. From the Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands), an Australian territory. View other languages of Malaysia
Language Name
Malay, Cocos Islands
User Population
500 monolinguals (2015 A. Serasa Tosel). Ethnic population: 4,000 (2000 SIL).
Map
Location: Home island.
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