MZS ISO 639-3
Macanese
A language of China–Macao
- ISO 639
- mzs
- 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
- Creole, Portuguese based
- Language Use
- A small number of older adult women in Macau use as L1 (1996). Elderly only. Shifted to Yue Chinese [yue].
- Other Comments
- 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.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of China–Hong Kong
Language Name
Macanese
Map
Location: Scattered.
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