Singlish

Singlish
An English-based creole incorporating Chinese and Malay words; used informally in Singapore.

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  • Singlish — Le Singlish, ou plus exactement Singaporean English (français : anglais singapourien), est un dialecte ou un créole de Singapour basé sur l anglais, dont il simplifie certaines règles de grammaire, et intégrant des mots malais et chinois (y… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Singlish vocabulary — Singlish is the English based creole spoken and written colloquially in Singapore. Although English is the lexifier language, Singlish has its unique slang and syntax, which are more pronounced in informal speech.Singlish vocabulary formally… …   Wikipedia

  • Singlish Typewriter — Singlish Sinhala Typewriter is a method to typewrite Sinhala text on a computer using an English keyboard in English letters. In other words it is like typewriting Sinhala in English letters. But the final result comes in Sinhala letters. E.g.… …   Wikipedia

  • Singlish — The Singaporean dialect of English. Liberally drop adjectives, nouns, verbs and practically anything you want from a sentence, end with a lah, lor, ah, eh and/or include words from any one of the following languages: Teochew, Hokkien, Cantonese… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Singlish — The Singaporean dialect of English. Liberally drop adjectives, nouns, verbs and practically anything you want from a sentence, end with a lah, lor, ah, eh and/or include words from any one of the following languages: Teochew, Hokkien, Cantonese… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Singlish — noun 1》 a variety of English spoken in Singapore, with elements from other local languages. 2》 a variety of English spoken in Sri Lanka, incorporating elements of Sinhala …   English new terms dictionary

  • Singlish — /ˈsɪŋglɪʃ/ (say singglish) noun the colloquial form of Singaporean English, characterised by a greater range of lexical items and syntactical constructions originally borrowed from background languages. {blend of Singapore and English2} …  

  • Singlish — …   Useful english dictionary

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