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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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