Portuguese-based Creole Languages - Macau

Macau

The Portuguese language was present in its colony, Macau, since the mid-16th century. A Portuguese creole, Patua, developed there, first by interaction with the local Cantonese people, and later modified by influx of refugees from the Dutch takeover of Portuguese colonies in Indonesia.

• Macanese (Macaista, Patuá): in Macau and, to a lesser extent, in Hong Kong.