Cocos Malay is a post-creolized variety of Malay, spoken by the Cocos Malays of Home Island, which amounts to around 500, and those originally from the Cocos Islands currently living in Sabah.
Cocos Malay derives from the Malay trade languages of the 19th century, specifically Betawi Malay, with a strong additional Javanese influence. Indonesia is offered as a second language in schools, and Malaysian has prestige status; both are influencing the language, bringing it more in line with standard Malay.
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An ordinance on Wednesday night’s (April 2) Mount Prospect Village Board meeting agenda would authorize a redevelopment agreement (RDA) with a restaurant in the new HQ Residences mixed-use development on Northwest Highway. The owners of CoCo & Maple, to be located at 130 E. Northwest Hwy. on a site previously occupied by the...
By HOWARD FENDRICH Coco Gauff is leaving her longtime agency and launching her own management firm so she can “take greater ownership” of her tennis career as she grows “as an athlete, entrepreneur, and changemaker,” the Delray Beach resident wrote on social media Wednesday. The 2023 U.S. Open singles champion and 2024...