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... borrowing from Sinhalese . A " kehetta " means an extremely thin person . 297 . kelam boks / keelлm // boks / i . " He was known as a real kelam boks . " i . This borrowing from Sinhalese means a ' sneak or tale car- rier . ' This ...
... borrowing from Sinhalese . A " kehetta " means an extremely thin person . 297 . kelam boks / keelлm // boks / i . " He was known as a real kelam boks . " i . This borrowing from Sinhalese means a ' sneak or tale car- rier . ' This ...
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... borrowing from Sinhalese , meaning ' a stingy person . ' 328 . kunu baldiya / kunʊ // balḍija / i . " That one will bring another kunu baldiya home . " i . This borrowing from Sinhalese literally means a ' dustbin . ' It is a metaphor ...
... borrowing from Sinhalese , meaning ' a stingy person . ' 328 . kunu baldiya / kunʊ // balḍija / i . " That one will bring another kunu baldiya home . " i . This borrowing from Sinhalese literally means a ' dustbin . ' It is a metaphor ...
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... borrowing from Sinhalese , referring to the Buddhist concept of ' merit . ' In this case , the reference is that the boy in question didn't have enough merit to be blessed with an education in a boarding school ; he cried and came back ...
... borrowing from Sinhalese , referring to the Buddhist concept of ' merit . ' In this case , the reference is that the boy in question didn't have enough merit to be blessed with an education in a boarding school ; he cried and came back ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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