Portugis language
Portugis, or Ternateño, was a Portuguese-based creole language spoken by Christians of mixed Portuguese and Malay ancestry in the islands of Ambon and Ternate in the Moluccas (Indonesia), from the 16th to the middle of the 20th century.
| Portugis | |
|---|---|
| Ternateño | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Extinct | mid-20th century |
Portuguese Creole
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tmg |
| Glottolog | tern1248[1] |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAC-ahg & -ahh |
Portugis was a creole based chiefly on Portuguese and Malay.
The language was gradually replaced by a variant of Malay called Ambonese Malay.
See also
- Chavacano (a Spanish-based creole language spoken in the Philippines)
- Kristang language
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Ternateno". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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