Kristang peuple

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The Kristang or the Serani, sometimes also known as Portuguese–Eurasians or Malaccan–Portuguese, are a creole ethnic group of people of primarily Portuguese and Malay descent, with substantial Chinese and Indian ancestry. They originated in Malaya, which consists of modern-day Malaysia and Singapore. Significant emigration in the second half of the twentieth century also led to a post-war diaspora in Australia. In addition to Malay and Portuguese roots, many Kristang people share Dutch ancestry due to frequent intermarriage. Furthermore, because of persecution by the Portuguese Inquisition in the region, a significant portion of the Jews of Malacca assimilated into the Kristang community. The creole group arose in Portuguese Malacca (modern-day Malacca) between the 16th and 17th centuries, when the city was a port and base of the Portuguese Empire. Today the Malaysian government classifies them as Portuguese–Eurasians; in Singapore, they are primarily known as Kristang. Today, elements of Kristang culture and identity, especially the Kristang language, which is classified as critically endangered by the UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages, are currently undergoing cultural and language revitalisation in both Malaysia and Singapore. The current Regedor or Headman of the Portuguese Settlement of Malacca, the original, geographical, cultural and spiritual centre of the Malacca Portuguese identity, is Oliver Lopez. Scholars believe the Kristang community originated in part from liaisons and marriages between Portuguese men (sailors, soldiers, traders, etc.) and local native women. The men came to Malacca during the age of Portuguese explorations, and in the early colonial years, Portuguese women did not settle in the colony. Nowadays intermarriage occurs more frequently between Kristang and people of Chinese and Indian ethnicity rather than Malay because of endogamous religious laws. These require non-Muslims intending to marry Malay-Muslims first to convert to Islam. Eurasians are not always willing to alter their religious and cultural...