Contact languages are created when groups of people who speak different languages come together and create a new language from their own ones - and today, many contact languages around the world are at risk of dying out. Among the most endangered, is Baba Malay, which originated in Melaka. We look at contact languages, and the challenges of preserving Baba Malay as a living language. 



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<a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200901-the-fragile-state-of-contact-languages">Contact languages </a>are created when groups of people who speak different languages come together and create a new language from their own ones - and today, many contact languages around the world are at risk of dying out. Among the most endangered, is Baba Malay, which originated in Melaka. We look at contact languages, and the challenges of preserving Baba Malay as a living language.&nbsp;

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Baba Malay is One of the Most Endangered Contact Languages in the World

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2,617. That&rsquo;s the number of active COVID-19 cases involving schools as of late, according to Health Minister Dato&rsquo; Sri Dr. Adham Baba. Overall, they span 49 clusters. As the number of community cases continues to stay above 2,000 across Malaysia, we look at what needs to be done to protect our precious schoolchildren and teachers, together with Professor Dr Sanjay Rampal, Epidemiologist at Universiti Malaya.
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Baba Malay is One of the Most Endangered Contact Languages in the World

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