Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English), formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based creole language originating in...
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Singlish is the English-based creole or patois spoken colloquially in Singapore. English is one of Singapore's official languages, along with Malay (which...
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Languages of Singapore (section Singlish)
Singaporeans being English, the de facto main language. Singaporeans often speak Singlish among themselves, an English creole arising from centuries of contact between...
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measure to counter the usage of Singapore Colloquial English, known as Singlish. English was introduced in 1819 with the establishment of the modern port...
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Under One Roof (Singapore TV series) (section Singlish)
characters' use of Singlish (an English-based creole with Malay, Chinese, and other influences) in everyday conversation. Due to its use of Singlish, a pidgin...
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Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (section Singlish and Reception)
can speak many languages, but Phua Chu Kang speaks only Singlish. If our children learn Singlish from Phua Chu Kang, they will not become as talented as...
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English, and Singaporean Colloquial English, which is better known as Singlish. Singapore is a cosmopolitan society. For example, in 2015, among Singaporeans...
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dialects and slang to state the phrase or something similar, including using Singlish slang with an "impeccable accent" while in Singapore, which garnered him...
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Kiasu (redirect from Kiasu (singlish))
attain their goal or to get ahead of others. The term has been part of the Singlish (formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English) lexicon spoken in Singapore...
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Manglish (section Comparisons with Singlish)
West Malaysia is very similar to and highly mutually intelligible with Singlish, a creole of similar roots. There is little distinction between the two...
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understand Singlish. Nevertheless, Singaporeans have a strong sense of identity and connection to Singlish, whereby the existence of Singlish is recognised...
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Malayalam, Punjabi, Indonesian, Boyanese, Buginese, Javanese, Balinese, Singlish creole and others see: Languages of Singapore Thailand Thai, Isan, Northern...
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required to learn a second language, usually Malay, Mandarin, or Tamil. Singlish, a local creole and accent, is often used in colloquial speech between...
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Pakistani English Urdish Philippine English Taglish Bislish Singapore English Singlish Sri Lankan English African English Cameroonian English Gambian English...
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Ah Beng (category Singlish)
originated from the Singlish word "la"/"lah", while "zai" means "boy." "Lala zai" refers to individuals who speak in "pure" Singlish and who possess a strong...
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Sarong party girl (category Singlish)
Girl". Retrieved September 8, 2021. from the Coxford Singlish Dictionary from A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English "Naked Blogger Attracts Thousands"...
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Chieng Mun is only cast member in Crazy Rich Asians who speaks full-on Singlish". Asia One. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved...
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on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016. Jack Tsen-Ta Lee. "A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016....
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of Singapure. Retrieved 2 July 2021. "Tahil" entry at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English. Xun Yan (March 2015). "In Search of Power and Credibility...
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develop into "real" creole languages (such as Papiamento in Curaçao or Singlish in Singapore), while others simply evolve into slangs or jargons (such...
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translation. He is the author of Spiaking Singlish, possibly the first book on Singlish written entirely in Singlish, complete with colloquial spelling. Gwee...
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Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English – lo hei Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English – yusheng A...
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Singlish has been subjected to, it has been proclaimed the 'quintessential mark of Singaporean-ness' and its usage has continued unabated. Singlish tends...
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with the wolf. Singaporean artist Casey Chen rewrote the story with a Singlish accent and published it as The Red Riding Hood Lah!. The storyline largely...
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the same name by Kevin Kwan. She was the only cast member to speak in Singlish in the film. In October 2005, Koh was diagnosed with breast cancer, with...
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languages; JSLic → Taiwan Sign; Indo-European → Germanic → English → Manglish, Singlish, Hong Kong English; Austronesian → Malayic → Bazaar Malay → Baba Malay;...
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the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021. "Toast Speaks Singlish". YouTube. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 November...
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native and unique to Singapore similar to its English-based counterpart Singlish. It is based on Mandarin but has a large amount of English and Malay in...
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centre Literature Media Music National Service Politics Religion Sports Singlish Television Research Bibliography Symbols Anthem Flag Flower Symbol Oath...
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English-based pidgins Non-native pronunciations of English Polandball Singlish Raymond Hickey, Standards of English: Codified Varieties Around the World...
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