Bahasa Rojak (Malay for "mixed language") is a form of communication in Malaysia formed by code-switching among two or more of its many languages as some kind of pidgin (trade language); rojak refers to a local salad which also invokes the meaning of "mixture". == History == Rojak language of Malaysia can be traced back to 1402, in the early Malacca of Parameswara, an international port where more than 80 languages from a variety of cultures were spoken.
Bahasa Rojak (Malay for "mixed language") is a form of communication in Malaysia formed by code-switching among two or more of its many languages as some kind of pidgin (trade language); rojak refers to a local salad which also invokes the meaning of "mixture". == History == Rojak language of Malaysia can be traced back to 1402, in the early Malacca of Parameswara, an international port where more than 80 languages from a variety of cultures were spoken.
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