Peranakan Indians of Singapore and Melaka INDIAN BABAS AND NONYAS-CHITTY MELAKA

• Main Author: Dhoraisingam, Samuel S. (Author)
• Format: Manuscript Book
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2006
• Series: Local history (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies)
• Subjects: Peranakan (Asian people) > History > Malaysia > Malacca (State); Peranakan (Asian people) > History > Singapore; Peranakan (Asian people) > Social life and customs > Malacca (State) > Malaysia; Peranakan (Asian people) > Social life and customs > Singapore
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• Physical Description: xiv, 118 pages illustrations, maps 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-110) and index
• ISBN: 9812303464; 9789812303462

The available information is therefore largely lexical. The aforementioned variety used by the Chitty, also known as Malaccan Creole Malay, has around 200 remaining speakers in Malacca, while an even smaller group have migrated to Singapore in the early twentieth century. Offers a glimpse into an almost unknown but distinct community in Singapore and Malaysia: the Peranakan Indians. Bringing together original interviews and archival material, this book documents the history, customs, religion and culture of the Peranakan Indians of Singapore and Malacca.