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Papia Kristang (Christian language) or just Kristang is a creole language. It is spoken by the Kristang a community of people of mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry chiefly in Malacca (Malaysia) and Singapore.The language is also called Cristão or Cristan (Christian) Portugues de Malaca/Portugis di Melaka (Malacca Portuguese) Linggu Mai (Mother Tongue) or simply Papia. However locals and most of the Kristang community refer to the language as simply Portuguese/Portugis.