Sri Lanka Malay

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Language: Sri Lanka Malay
Alternate names: Sri Lankan Creole Malay, Melayu Bahasa, Java Jati, Sri Lankan Malay, Melayu, Sri Lanka pe Melayu, Java, Ja basawa, Java mozhi
Language code: sci
Language family: Creole, Malay based (SIL classification)
Creole language
Number of speakers:
Vulnerability: Endangered
Script: Latin script.

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Malay vocabulary with grammatical structure based on Sri Lankan Moor Tamil. Muslim, traditional religion.

Restructured vernacular of Malay base spoken by at least five different communities in Sri Lanka; influenced by Tamil and Sinhala.