Malaysian

Portuguese
ARC4620 INTERIOR DESIGN (1)

Prepared by :
Nurul Liyana Binti Nawi (164093)
Aimi Nabilah Binti Yusri (162733)
Nur’ Aen Binti Muhamad (164376)
Mohd Faizol Bin Pakhrurazi (165057)
Nur Nabila Hidayatul Binti Abdullah (165057)
• The creole group arose in Malacca (Malaysia)
between the 16th and 17th centuries, when the
city was a port and base of the Portuguese.
• Some descendants speak a distinctive Kristang
language, a creole based on Portuguese. Today
the government classifies them as Portuguese
Eurasians.
• The site of the old city of Malacca was named
after the Myrobalans, fruit-bearing trees along
the banks of a river called Airlele (Ayer Leleh).

Introduction
• The Air lele river was said to originate from Buquet
China (present-day Bukit Cina ).
• Eredia cited that the city was founded by
Parameswara the first King of Malacca in 1411.
• Malacca's wealth attracted the attention of Manuel I,
King of Portugal and he sent Admiral Diogo Lopes de
Sequeira to find Malacca.
• to make a trade compact with its ruler as Portugal's
representative east of India.
• Sequeira arrived in Malacca in 1509.
RESEARCH
Fashion

Kristang
Art & Language
Craft
Culture of
Malaysian
Portuguese

Music Food
• The Portuguese music and dance are only
appeared in year 1952.
• The branyo dance (joget dance) was introduced
as the standard, final piece in all performances of
music and dance by Portuguese community.
• In ‘joget dance’ session, the audiences is invited
to dance with the branyo dancers.

1. Music
• They performs their dances and tunes for general
community at celebration such as wedding and
hotel banquets.
• Their musical instruments consists of violin,
accordion, guitar, rebana drum, tambourine and
the triangle.
• Portuguese culture are rich with art and its craft.
• Portuguese culture are also famous with their
legend about the The cock of Barcelos.
• While many of their cities show a modern stamp,
the Portuguese people take pleasure and pride in
continuing to produce the traditional crafts of
their ancestors.

2. Art & Craft

• The traditional crafts of their ancestors
are consist needlework, ceramic tiles,
carving, pottery.
• The Kristang language is formally called
Malacca-Melayu Portuguese Creole, made up of
elements of each.
• The Malay language, or Bahasa Malaysia, as it
is now called in Malaysia, has changed to
incorporate many Kristang words.
• For example, garfu is Kristang for "fork" and
almari is Kristang for "cupboard"; the Malay
language incorporated these Kristang words
whole.

3. Kristang Language
• The Portuguese in Malacca are using Kristang
language as an intermediate language among
them.
• Kristang, a minority language spoken and
understood by approximately 5000 persons, fifty
years old and above, in Malaysia and Singapore,
is under threat of attrition.
• Kristang, some of whom speak, read and write
fluent English will continue to use English more
frequently in years to come alongside the
Malaysian Language in their personal and
professional lives.
• Malaysian Portuguese food is a mix between
traditional Portuguese recipes, with traces of
Dutch, British, and local ingredients.
• The influences of Malay, Chinese, Indian and
Nyonya styles of cooking can also be seen.
• They like spicy food, and their love for fiery food
is evident in their most popular dish, the curry
debal which is really spicy.

4. Food
• Being largely a seafaring community, the cuisine
of the Malaysian Portuguese are mainly seafood-
based.
• Among the popular dishes are acar ikan (pickled
salt fish), tuna mornay (a baked tuna and cheese
casserole), prawn bastador, and their signature
cincaluk (fermented shrimp sauce).
• In Portuguese society appearance is very
important, especially in the cities.
• People are fashion conscious and believe that
clothes indicate social standing and success.
• They take great pride in wearing good fabrics
and clothes of the best standard they can afford.
• Their traditional clothing consist of berets,
stocking caps, baggy shirts and trousers for the
men.

5. Fashion
• Women wear long dresses and shawls.
• In other places the people dress entirely in black
or another dark colour for their daily activities,
but they put on colourful garments on special
occasions.
 Deluxe Room
Size of room area 25ft x leba 13ft

Proposal
• Example of furniture for proposal floor plan.