Languages of Macau

The two official languages of Macau are Chinese and Portuguese although only spoken by a minority. English is also widely spoken. The Macanese language, generally known as Patuá, is a distinctive Creole that is still spoken by several dozen Macanese, an ethnic group of mixed Asian and Portuguese ancestry that accounts for a small percentage of Macau's population.

Signs in Macau are displayed in both Traditional Chinese and Portuguese. In contrast to mainland China; Macau, along with Hong Kong and Taiwan; generally does not use Simplified Chinese Characters.

Among the main migrants of the country are skilled workers from the Philippines, hence Tagalog is one of the most heard foreign languages. Masses in Tagalog are celebrated every Sunday, 10h30 at the Igreja de Santo Agostinho.

The worldwide popularity of Cantonese food and Chinese martial arts (kung fu in Cantonese or wu shu in Mandarin) has made them popular in Portugal as well.

In 1998, the first Festival da Lusofonia took place in Macau, a festival of Portuguese-speaking communities. In November 2013, the 16th edition of the festival took place over the duration of two and a half days with musical activities, kids programmes, traditional Portuguese games and food from Portuguese speaking countries' cuisines.

Most of the pop music that can be heard on the channel TDM Teledifusao de Macau (澳廣視m est. 1982) is imported from Hong Kong or overseas (mainly Japan). However, more and more local songs are being recorded by locals. Some Brazilian TV stations are also broadcast in Macau.

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