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ISO 639-3 · mzsmzs
unclassified · creole or pidgin
Macanese
Macanese is a creole or pidgin, spoken in China. Wikidata counts 50 first-language speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Portuguese-based creole spoken originally in Macau”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mzs- Glottocode
maca1262- Family
- unclassified
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- Wikipedia
- 21 language editions
50first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
—levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Macanese |
|---|---|
| Also called | Macanese language, Patuá, Dóci Língu di Macau, Macao Creole Portuguese, Macanese Patois |
| L1 speakers | 50 (2007) |
| Kind | creole or pidgin |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelwhere it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in China
zhoChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.30 bncmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 mporPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafewuuWu ChineseSino-Tibetan · 80.7 m5 · DevelopingvieVietnameseAustroasiatic · 76 m1 · NationalkorKoreanKoreanic · 73.2 m1 · NationalyueYue ChineseSino-Tibetan · 62.2 m2 · ProvincialnanSouthern MinSino-Tibetan · 48.3 m6a · Vigorous