Survival of the minority Kristang language in Malaysia
Kristang, also known as Malaccan Portuguese Creole, is spoken by a microscopic minority of Catholic Christians who are descendants of Portuguese colonizers and Asian settlers in Malacca, a famed port which was coveted by major European powers. Because the very small size of the Kristang community,...
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| author | Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen Mohideen, Shamimah |
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| description | Kristang, also known as Malaccan Portuguese Creole, is spoken by a microscopic minority of Catholic Christians who are descendants of Portuguese colonizers and Asian settlers in Malacca, a famed port which was coveted by major European powers. Because the very small size of the Kristang community,
the language is struggling to survive.Its lexifier is mostly Portuguese as it was used then,with some Malay vocabulary. The minority language may yet be maintained, thanks to the perseverance of the remaining members and the Government which recognizes their distinct identity. |
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| spelling | iium-498452016-03-11T01:21:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/49845/ Survival of the minority Kristang language in Malaysia Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen Mohideen, Shamimah PE English Kristang, also known as Malaccan Portuguese Creole, is spoken by a microscopic minority of Catholic Christians who are descendants of Portuguese colonizers and Asian settlers in Malacca, a famed port which was coveted by major European powers. Because the very small size of the Kristang community, the language is struggling to survive.Its lexifier is mostly Portuguese as it was used then,with some Malay vocabulary. The minority language may yet be maintained, thanks to the perseverance of the remaining members and the Government which recognizes their distinct identity. www.languageinindia.com 2008-07 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/49845/1/kristanmalaysia.pdf Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen and Mohideen, Shamimah (2008) Survival of the minority Kristang language in Malaysia. Language in India, 8 (7). pp. 1-18. ISSN 1930-2940 http://www.languageinindia.com |
| spellingShingle | PE English Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen Mohideen, Shamimah Survival of the minority Kristang language in Malaysia |
| title | Survival of the minority Kristang language in Malaysia |
| title_full | Survival of the minority Kristang language in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Survival of the minority Kristang language in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Survival of the minority Kristang language in Malaysia |
| title_short | Survival of the minority Kristang language in Malaysia |
| title_sort | survival of the minority kristang language in malaysia |
| topic | PE English |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/49845/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49845/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49845/1/kristanmalaysia.pdf |