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... Portuguese was based on pidgin Portuguese , which was brought to Sri Lanka . Sri Lanka Portuguese is based on this language , with Tamil and Sinhala speakers imposing on it features of their own languages . In terms of language history ...
... Portuguese was based on pidgin Portuguese , which was brought to Sri Lanka . Sri Lanka Portuguese is based on this language , with Tamil and Sinhala speakers imposing on it features of their own languages . In terms of language history ...
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... Portuguese origin , and is used in Sinhalese and Tamil . It refers to folk dancing in towns along the seacoast , con- sidered the legacy of the Portuguese . Most westernized parties and dances end up with a " baila session , " where all ...
... Portuguese origin , and is used in Sinhalese and Tamil . It refers to folk dancing in towns along the seacoast , con- sidered the legacy of the Portuguese . Most westernized parties and dances end up with a " baila session , " where all ...
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... Portuguese came to Colombo port . Their Sri Lankan guides presumably did not want them to know that the capital , Kotte , was very close to the port , so they took them on a long and circuitous route , giving the visitors the impression ...
... Portuguese came to Colombo port . Their Sri Lankan guides presumably did not want them to know that the capital , Kotte , was very close to the port , so they took them on a long and circuitous route , giving the visitors the impression ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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abbreviation accent adjective associated become bilingual borrowing from Sinhalese borrowing from Tamil British British English Buddhist called caste characteristic close colloquial Colombo colonial compound noun considered culture derogatory describe discussion Dutch elite English in Sri English word ethnic example expression front given Glossary going governance identity included influence Jaffna kind language linguistic looks majority Malay marker Michigan mixing morphological Muslim native official official language originally person phrase political Portuguese Professor refers reflects represents rice round sari schools served similar Sinhala Sinhalese and Tamil Sinhalese means Sinhalese word social society speak speakers speech Sri Lankan English SSLE Standard suffix sweet Table Tamil term thing traditional transfer translation University usually variety of English verb vowel women writing