| (documentation SriLankanCreoleMalayLanguage EnglishLanguage "The SriLankanCreoleMalayLanguage is a MalayBasedCreoleLanguage of SriLanka. SIL code: SCI. ISO 639-2: crp. Population: 50,000 speakers, .29% of the population (1986 Hussainmiya, Prentice 1994:411). Region: Especially the cities of Colombo, Kandy, Badulla, Hambantota. Alternate names: SRI LANKAN MALAY, MELAYU BAHASA. Comments: Not intelligible with standard Malay because of phonological and syntactic differences, and strong influence from Tamil. May be close to Malaccan Creole Malay (S. Lim 1981). Most or all may speak Tamil, but second language proficiency needs investigation. The creole is used at home and among friends. All ages. There are current efforts to revive the older literature. Widely used. Malay vocabulary with grammatical structure based on Sri Lankan Moor Tamil. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Malaccan Creole Malay, bilingual proficiency in Tamil. SOV, postpositions, case, adjectives and genitives precede noun heads. Roman script used. Jawi (Arabic) script used earlier. Newspapers, radio programs.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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