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... caste . An honorific term applied to Sinhalese females of good family in the Kandyan districts . An honorific term applied to females of the Nawandanna and Badahela castes . By 1904 , the following titles had presumably become obsolete ...
... caste . An honorific term applied to Sinhalese females of good family in the Kandyan districts . An honorific term applied to females of the Nawandanna and Badahela castes . By 1904 , the following titles had presumably become obsolete ...
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... caste system can be found in the glosses on Tamil castes . Cheddi Chetty , corresponding to Setti in Northern India ... caste of their own , according to the Gattaru ( Sin . ) Kallar ( Tam . ) A low caste , supposed to be descendants of ...
... caste system can be found in the glosses on Tamil castes . Cheddi Chetty , corresponding to Setti in Northern India ... caste of their own , according to the Gattaru ( Sin . ) Kallar ( Tam . ) A low caste , supposed to be descendants of ...
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... caste in the discourse of the 19th century , and the still transparent inclusion of aspects of the supernatural in the language of governance in the early 21st century : from " Ambettayo " to " Huniyan . " 18. Changing trends in ...
... caste in the discourse of the 19th century , and the still transparent inclusion of aspects of the supernatural in the language of governance in the early 21st century : from " Ambettayo " to " Huniyan . " 18. Changing trends in ...
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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