since the mid-16th century. A Portuguese creole, Patua, developed there. Macanese (Macaista, Patuá): in Macau and, to a lesser extent, in Hong Kong....

diasporas in Perth, Western Australia Macanese Patois, or Macau creole, Pátua, spoken in Macau in China Thai Portuguese Creole, formerly spoken in the...

with Karipuna or Palikúr a native Arawakan language of Amapá State) Lanc-Patuá, spoken more widely in the state of Amapá, is a variety of the former, possibly...

as a second language. Macanese Patois, a local creole generally known as Patuá, is now spoken only by a few in the older Macanese community. According...