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... coconut . ' " Coconut rock " is made of grated coconut , sugar , coloring and flavoring . It is cut into small squares , and is usually bright green or bright pink . Because the mixture is cooked until it thickens and becomes hard it is ...
... coconut . ' " Coconut rock " is made of grated coconut , sugar , coloring and flavoring . It is cut into small squares , and is usually bright green or bright pink . Because the mixture is cooked until it thickens and becomes hard it is ...
Page 228
... coconut milk and cut into diamond shaped pieces and served with " lunumiris " ( spicy paste of chillies and onions ) . " Kiribath " consists of two morphemes : " kiri " meaning ' milk , ' and " bath " meaning ' cooked rice . ' 304 ...
... coconut milk and cut into diamond shaped pieces and served with " lunumiris " ( spicy paste of chillies and onions ) . " Kiribath " consists of two morphemes : " kiri " meaning ' milk , ' and " bath " meaning ' cooked rice . ' 304 ...
Page 263
... coconut and steamed in a mould . The different kinds of " pittu " are " bambu pittu " , " koon pittu " and " piirisi pittu " . The different va- rieties are named after the different moulds used to steam the " pittu " . Bamboo , cup or ...
... coconut and steamed in a mould . The different kinds of " pittu " are " bambu pittu " , " koon pittu " and " piirisi pittu " . The different va- rieties are named after the different moulds used to steam the " pittu " . Bamboo , cup or ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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