Cochin Portuguese Creole
| Cochin Indo-Portuguese | |
|---|---|
| Vypin Indo-Portuguese | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Kochi |
| Extinct | 20 August 2010, with the death of William Rozario |
Portuguese Creole
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | mala1544 Malabar–Sri Lanka Portuguese |
| ELP | Malabar Indo-Portuguese Creole |
Cochin Indo-Portuguese, also known as Vypin Indo-Portuguese from its geographic centre, is an Indo-Portuguese creole spoken on the Malabar coast of India, particularly in Fort Cochin, in the state of Kerala. The last person who spoke it as a first language, William Rozario, died in 2010. It is now spoken by Christian families in an around Vypeen Island (Vypin Island) and other areas of the Kochi metropolitan area.