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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.
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 two official languages of Macau are Chinese and Portuguese, although the latter is only spoken by a small minority. English is also widely spoken. As of 2016, 80.1% of the population speak Cantonese as their daily language. In 2018 Reuters stated "there are signs that Chinese is being prioritized in government." [2]
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
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 .
Liang Qichao was born in a small village in Xinhui, Guangdong Province on February 23, 1873. Liang's father, Liang Baoying (梁寶瑛, Cantonese: Lèuhng Bóu-yīng; courtesy name Lianjian 蓮澗; Cantonese: Lìhn-gaan), was a farmer and local scholar, but had a classical background that emphasized on tradition and education for ethnic rejuvenescence allowed him to be introduced to various ...
List of Macau people by net worth This page was last edited on 12 July 2019, at 03:48 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Macau is located at the bottom-right of the region. Map of Macau. Macau is located on China's southern coast, 60 km (37 mi) west of Hong Kong, on the western side of the Pearl River estuary. It is surrounded by the South China Sea in the east and south, and neighbours the Guangdong city of Zhuhai to the west and north. [102]