Dutch Ambonese Malay

The Dutch Ambonese Malay (or by the speakers called Melayu Sini or Malaju Sini) is a dialect of Ambonese Malay spoken by Ambonese or Moluccans who migrated to the Netherlands since the 1950s and related to the South Maluku Republic and loyalty to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[1][2]

Dutch Ambonese Malay
Melayu Sini, Malaju Sini
RegionNetherlands
EthnicityAmbonese, Moluccans
Malay Creole
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologmela1259

Malaju Sini is used by the second and third generations Moluccans in the Netherlands. She shows influences from Barracks Malay (Tangsi Malay), a simplified form of Standard Malay which was used in the KNIL about which not much is known, and especially of the Dutch.

Usages

Malaju Sini is not spoken by all Moluccans living in the Netherlands. There are many monolingual Dutch-speaking Moluccans, especially outside the traditional Moluccan neighbourhoods. Nevertheless, Malaju Sini remains an important element of the sense of community for those who do speak it.

References
  1. "Melayu Sini in Glottolog". glottolog.org. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. Nur Aisyah Kotarumalos. "Mengkonstruksi Identitas Diaspora Maluku di Negeri Belanda" (PDF). media.neliti.com (in Indonesian). Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

Further reading
  • Tahitu; Bert (1988). The sound system of Melaju Sini: Malay as spoken by younger Moluccans in the Netherlands. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. Vol. 144. pp. 276–296.
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