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... Lankan English refers to a Muslim trading community of Punjabi origin . It is a neutral term of reference . 75 . bharatha natyam / bлArǝtǝ // natiǝm / i . She's a bharatha natyam teacher . " i . This borrowing from Indian English refers ...
... Lankan English refers to a Muslim trading community of Punjabi origin . It is a neutral term of reference . 75 . bharatha natyam / bлArǝtǝ // natiǝm / i . She's a bharatha natyam teacher . " i . This borrowing from Indian English refers ...
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Manique Gunasekera. i . This idiom in Sri Lankan English is a homespun variation of an expression from British English ... refers to ' sandals . ' It is not used as much as it used to be earlier . 124 . chatti mutti / čɅtti / / mutti / i ...
Manique Gunasekera. i . This idiom in Sri Lankan English is a homespun variation of an expression from British English ... refers to ' sandals . ' It is not used as much as it used to be earlier . 124 . chatti mutti / čɅtti / / mutti / i ...
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... Lankan English refers to a ' crazy person , ' and stems from the adjective ' mad . ' 356 . magul bera / mɅgul // berǝ / i . " The bride and groom walked in to the sound of magul bera . " i . This is a borrowing from Sinhalese and refers ...
... Lankan English refers to a ' crazy person , ' and stems from the adjective ' mad . ' 356 . magul bera / mɅgul // berǝ / i . " The bride and groom walked in to the sound of magul bera . " i . This is a borrowing from Sinhalese and refers ...
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Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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