Cocos Malay
| Cocos Islands Malay | |
|---|---|
| Basa Pulu Cocos | |
| Native to | Australia, Malaysia |
| Region | Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Sabah |
| Ethnicity | 4,000 in Malaysia (2000) |
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Native speakers
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(1,100 in Australia cited 1987) |
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Creole
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | coco1260 |
Cocos Malay is a post-creolized variety of Malay, spoken by the Cocos Malays of Home Island, Christmas Island, and those originally from the Cocos Islands currently living in Sabah.
Cocos Malay derives from the Malay trade languages of the 19th century, specifically the Betawi language, with a strong additional Javanese influence. Malay is offered as a second language in schools, and Malaysian has prestige status; both are influencing the language, bringing it more in line with standard Malay.
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