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... Sinhala remains the only official language , with Tamil as a national language . A new constitution is adopted by the government of Sri Lanka . The official language of Sri Lanka is Sinhala . Sinhala and Tamil are declared national ...
... Sinhala remains the only official language , with Tamil as a national language . A new constitution is adopted by the government of Sri Lanka . The official language of Sri Lanka is Sinhala . Sinhala and Tamil are declared national ...
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... Sinhala . Minority ethnic groups such as the Bharathas and Colombo Chetties use Tamil as a home language and are ... Sinhala and Tamil or Malay . The Bharatha community and the Colombo Chetty community of Sri Lanka are also trilingual ...
... Sinhala . Minority ethnic groups such as the Bharathas and Colombo Chetties use Tamil as a home language and are ... Sinhala and Tamil or Malay . The Bharatha community and the Colombo Chetty community of Sri Lanka are also trilingual ...
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... Sinhala , are usually linked with geographical localities , such as the south or upcountry , as in " Southern Sinhala " and " Upcountry or Kandyan Sinhala . " Similarly , varieties of Tamil are associated with areas such as Tamil Nadu ...
... Sinhala , are usually linked with geographical localities , such as the south or upcountry , as in " Southern Sinhala " and " Upcountry or Kandyan Sinhala . " Similarly , varieties of Tamil are associated with areas such as Tamil Nadu ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
Copyright | |
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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