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... gedera gavuma / gedǝrǝ // gɅuʊmə / i . She was not expecting us , she was still in a gedera gavuma . " i . This transfer from colloquial Sinhalese refers to a ' dress worn at home . ' It does not mean ' a housecoat . ' A " gedera gavuma ...
... gedera gavuma / gedǝrǝ // gɅuʊmə / i . She was not expecting us , she was still in a gedera gavuma . " i . This transfer from colloquial Sinhalese refers to a ' dress worn at home . ' It does not mean ' a housecoat . ' A " gedera gavuma ...
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... gedera kangany " . 274 . kannadiya i . / kannaɖija / " You know my brother , the kannadiya , he got married , no . " i . This word stems from the Sinhalese word " kannadi " mean- ing ' glasses . ' " Kannadiya " is a common nickname ...
... gedera kangany " . 274 . kannadiya i . / kannaɖija / " You know my brother , the kannadiya , he got married , no . " i . This word stems from the Sinhalese word " kannadi " mean- ing ' glasses . ' " Kannadiya " is a common nickname ...
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... gedera / mɅhɅ // gedǝrǝ / i . " That's the maha gedera , which has been rented out . " ii . This is a borrowing from Sinhalese meaning ' ancestral home . ' It refers to the parental home , as opposed to houses built for the children ...
... gedera / mɅhɅ // gedǝrǝ / i . " That's the maha gedera , which has been rented out . " ii . This is a borrowing from Sinhalese meaning ' ancestral home . ' It refers to the parental home , as opposed to houses built for the children ...
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Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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