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Macau people (Chinese: 澳門人) are people who originate from or live in Macau. Besides their use to refer to Macau residents, these terms may also be used more loosely to refer to those who may not be residents, but have lived in the city for an extensive period of time or have a strong cultural connection with Macau.
The Macanese people (Portuguese: Macaense, Maquista) are a multiracial East Asian ethnic group that originated in Macau in the 16th century, consisting of people of predominantly mixed Cantonese and Portuguese as well as Malay, [7] Japanese, [7] English, [7] Dutch, [8] Sinhalese, [7] and Indian [8] ancestry.
The Macanese language, generally known as Patuá, is a distinctive creole that is still spoken by several dozen members of the Macanese people, an ethnic group of mixed Asian and Portuguese ancestry that accounts for a small percentage of Macau's population.
This is a category for people who are Macanese, i.e. an ethnic group from Macau of partial Portuguese and in many cases partial Chinese descent. For people from Macau, see Category:Macau people . Subcategories
Macau [e] or Macao [f] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.With a population of about 710,000 people [11] and a land area of 32.9 km 2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.
Classification: People: By nationality: Chinese: Macau also: Countries : China : Macau : People For people who are Macanese , i.e. an ethnic group from Macau of partial Portuguese and usually partial Chinese descent, see Category:Macanese people .
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