Also Known As:
Sri Lankan Creole Malay, Melayu Bahasa, Java Jati, Sri Lankan Malay, Melayu, Sri Lanka pe Melayu, Java, Ja basawa, Java mozhi
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Sri Lanka Malay
Outlines history and grammar of Sri Lankan Malay
Information on Sri Lankan Malay
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lim, Lisa and Ansaldo, Umberto. 2006. Keeping Kirinda vital: The endangerment-empowerment dilemma in the documentation of Sri Lanka Malay. ACLC Working Papers 1. 51-66. http://www.academia.edu/2461108/Keeping_Kirinda_vital_The_endangerment-empowerment_dilemma_in_the_documentation_of_Sri_Lanka_Malay
Bibliography of Locations:
"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.
Bibliography of Context:
Lim, Lisa and Ansaldo, Umberto. 2006. Keeping Kirinda vital: The endangerment-empowerment dilemma in the documentation of Sri Lanka Malay. ACLC Working Papers 1. 51-66. http://www.academia.edu/2461108/Keeping_Kirinda_vital_The_endangerment-empowerment_dilemma_in_the_documentation_of_Sri_Lanka_Malay