Manado Malay

Manado Malay is a language spoken in Manado and the surrounding area. The local name of the language is Bahasa Manado, and the name Minahasa Malay is also used, after the main ethnic group speaking the language. Since Manado Malay is used only for spoken communication, there is no standard orthography.

Manado Malay is actually a creole of the Malay language. It differs from Malay in having a large number of Portuguese and Dutch loan words and in traits like for example its use of "kita" as a first person singular pronoun, while "kita" is a first person inclusive plural pronoun in Malay.

Read more about Manado Malay:  Word Stress, The W-Words, Grammatical Aspect, Nasal Finals, Other Words, Indonesian Loanwards From Manado Malay, Manado Malay Loanwords From Other Languages