https://www.scmp.com/rss/500295/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Macau, a city on the southern coast of China, is best known today for its casinos, but until 20 years ago, it was a colony governed by the Portuguese. During this period of colonial rule, which lasted more than 400 years, many Portuguese traders married Chinese women, and their children developed their own distinct culture, food, and language. Aida de Jesus is one of them. As a child in Macau, she grew up hearing Portuguese in the alleyways and speaking Patuá, a creole language, with her... https://www.scmp.com/identity/shes-103-and-speaks-dying-language/article/3001732?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/identity/shes-103-and-speaks-dying-language/article/3001732?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:05:26 +0000