| Judeo-Malay | |
|---|---|
| Yahudi-Melayu, יאהודי-מֱלאיו | |
 A Judeo-Malay word list from circa 1900 from a notepad belonging to Rahamim Jacob Cohen. | |
| Native to | Malaysia |
| Region | Penang |
| Ethnicity | Malaysian Jews |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Hebrew | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Judeo-Malay (Malay:Bahasa Yahudi-Melayu,Jawi:بهاس يهودي-ملايو,Hebrew: מלאית-יהודית) is a variant of theMalay language once spoken or written by the Jews ofPenang, a state located in northernPeninsular Malaysia.[1][2] Judeo-Malay is the only known recordedJewish language of theAustronesian family. The surviving manuscripts of Judeo-Malay are recorded on a notepad of anIranian Jew by the name of Rahamim Jacob Cohen, which is currently kept in the Microfilms of Alalay Manuscripts from theBritish Library'sAsia, Pacific and Africa Collections.[3]
A sample sentence in Judeo-Malay and Standard Malay for comparison:
Below are the numbers 1–6 in Judeo-Malay, transcribed from Cohen's notes, and in Standard Malay:
| Numeral | Judeo-Malay | Standard Malay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | satuh | satu |
| 2 | du'ah | dua |
| 3 | tigah | tiga |
| 4 | hampah | empat |
| 5 | nimah orlimah | lima |
| 6 | henam | enam |