Portugis, or Ternateño, was a Portuguese-based creole language spoken by Christians of mixed Portuguese and Malay ancestry in the islands of Ambon and Ternate in the Moluccas (Indonesia), from the 16th to the middle of the 20th century.

It has been suggested that this article be merged into Kristang language. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2022.

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Portugis was a creole based chiefly on Portuguese and Malay.

The language was gradually replaced by a variant of Malay called Ambonese Malay.

See also

• Chavacano (a Spanish-based creole language spoken in the Philippines, including people of Ternate descent)
• Kristang language

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