Abstract
Chetti creole was formed hundreds of years ago from the contact between languages of travelling merchants and the locals during the heyday of Malacca Sultanate. Though the language is still spoken today, the number of its speakers is dwindling as there are only around 200 of them left. The aim of this study is to assess language shift and maintenance of Chetti creole among Chetti community, specifically regarding the choice of language to use in their daily lives, through the framework of domain developed by (Fishman, 1972). The data was gathered from a survey which was distributed both online and in-person. The findings show both young and old generations of Chetti community exhibit different inclination in terms of usage of Chetti language in the family and social domains.
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