| Kupang Malay | |
|---|---|
| Melayu Kupang | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Kupang, West Timor |
Native speakers | L1: 200,000 (2015)[1] L2: 150,000 (2015)[1] |
Malay-based creole
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mkn |
| Glottolog | kupa1239 |
Kupang Malay or simply the Kupang language is a Malay-based creole language spoken in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, which is on the west end of Timor Island. Kupang Malay is presently used as a lingua franca for inter-ethnic communication, and it also has native speakers.[2]
It is based on archaic Malay mixed mostly with Dutch, Portuguese, and other local languages. It is similar to Ambonese Malay with several differences in vocabulary and accent. Its grammatical system resembles other Eastern Indonesian Malay creoles.
Kupang Malay originated sometime before the 17th century.[3] Kupang Malay has Rotinese influence.[4]
- ^ a b Kupang Malay at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ Jacob, June; Grimes, Barbara Dix (2006). "Developing a role for Kupang Malay: the contemporary politics of an eastern Indonesian creole". Paper Presented by June Jacob at the Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics Held in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.
- ^ Paauw, Scott H. (2009). The Malay contact varieties of Eastern Indonesia: A typological comparison. State University of New York at Buffalo.
- ^ Steinhauer, Hein (1983). "Notes on the Malay of Kupang (Timor)" (PDF). Studies in Malay dialects: 42-64.
