KRISTANG has a largely Portuguese vocabulary but its grammatical structure is similar to Malay—the most commonly spoken language in Malaysia—and it is also influenced by Chinese and Indian languages. 

As well as in Malaysia, it is spoken by tiny communities in Singapore and Australia due to migration.

But it has been in decline for years. The language is not part of the school curriculum and the Eurasian community has been steadily assimilated into the broader Malay-speaking community. – June 25, 2019.