Macanese people
Mixed race ethnic group originating in Macau / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the ethnic group. For any permanent resident of Macau, see Macau people.
The Macanese people (Portuguese: Macaense, Maquista) are a multiracial East Asian ethnic group that originated in Macau in the 16th century, consisting of people of predominantly mixed Cantonese and Portuguese as well as Malay,[7] Japanese,[7] English,[7] Dutch,[8] Sinhalese,[7] and Indian[8] ancestry.[9][10]
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Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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c. 42,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Macau 8,000[2] | |
United States | 15,000[3] |
Canada | 12,000[4] |
Portugal | 5,000[3] |
Hong Kong | 1,000[5] |
Brazil | 300[6] |
Languages | |
Portuguese · Cantonese · Macanese | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Portuguese diaspora · Cantonese people · Hong Kong people · Macau people · Tanka people · Sinhalese people · Japanese people · Malay people · Indian diaspora |
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Quick Facts Chinese, Literal meaning ...
Macanese people | |||||||||||
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Chinese | 土生葡人 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Native-born Portuguese people | ||||||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
Chinese | 土生澳門人 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Native-born Macau people | ||||||||||
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Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
Chinese | 麥境士 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Cantonese Homophonic Translation of Macanese | ||||||||||
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After World War II, the migration became a flood – the so-called diaspora. Today Macanese families are dispersed all over the globe and their history and culture are in danger of being lost.[11]