Java Malay (Sri Lanka)
E603849
Java Malay (Sri Lanka) is a creole language spoken by the Sri Lankan Malay community, blending elements of Malay, local Sri Lankan languages, and influences from colonial-era tongues.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malay-based creole
ⓘ
creole language ⓘ |
| basedOnLanguage | Malay ⓘ |
| developedFrom | contact between Malay soldiers and local populations in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ceylon Malay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lankan Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicAssociation | Sri Lankan Malays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
code-switching with Sinhala and Tamil among speakers
ⓘ
lexical borrowing from Sinhala ⓘ lexical borrowing from Tamil ⓘ reduced Malay morphology ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | sril1246 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Sri Lankan Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | sci ⓘ |
| hasLanguageStatus |
endangered language
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| hasLexifierLanguage | Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearchOn |
code-mixing with Sinhala and Tamil
ⓘ
phonology ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | analytic language ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticTrend |
decreasing intergenerational transmission
ⓘ
shift towards Sinhala ⓘ shift towards Tamil ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Arabic script (historical)
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| historicalPeriodOfFormation |
British colonial period in Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch colonial period in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| influencedByLanguage |
Dutch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Colombo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hambantota District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ urban areas of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Sri Lankan Malay community ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByReligion | Muslim community in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
home and community communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.