Melayu Ambon
E629346
Melayu Ambon is a regional variety of Malay spoken primarily in and around Ambon Island in eastern Indonesia, known for its distinct phonology and vocabulary influenced by local Austronesian languages and historical contact with European languages.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malayic language variety
ⓘ
contact language ⓘ creolized Malay ⓘ regional Malay ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Standard Indonesian
ⓘ
Standard Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ambon Malay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ambonese Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ Bahasa Ambon NERFINISHED ⓘ Bahasa Melayu Ambon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCodeRelation | closely related to other Eastern Indonesian Malay varieties ⓘ |
| hasContactHistory |
Dutch colonial presence in Maluku
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Portuguese colonial presence in Maluku ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
everyday communication
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local media in Ambon ⓘ popular music in Maluku ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | developed during colonial period in the Moluccas ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Austronesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature | distinct vocabulary compared to Standard Indonesian ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | distinct phonology compared to Standard Indonesian ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticStatus |
informal spoken language
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urban vernacular in Ambon ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily | Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup | Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature | simplified morphology compared to classical Malay ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ambonese language
NERFINISHED
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Dutch language NERFINISHED ⓘ European languages ⓘ Portuguese language NERFINISHED ⓘ local Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| region | Maluku Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ambon Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ambon city NERFINISHED ⓘ Maluku province NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian languages
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Malay language NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in Ambon and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christian communities in Ambon
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Muslim communities in Ambon ⓘ multiethnic communities in Ambon ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
|
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