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. 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 References Portuguese-based pidgins and creoles Languages attested from the 16th century Languages extinct in the 20th century Languages of Indonesia Portuguese language in Asia