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... sari / hipstĒ // SAARI / i . " She commented on the daughter's hipster sari when she saw her walking down the road . " i . This word in Sri Lankan English refers to a sari worn on the hips , and can be used simply as " hipster " . 214 ...
... sari / hipstĒ // SAARI / i . " She commented on the daughter's hipster sari when she saw her walking down the road . " i . This word in Sri Lankan English refers to a sari worn on the hips , and can be used simply as " hipster " . 214 ...
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... sari i . / SAARI / " Was she wearing sari ? " " Yes , and it had a beautiful pallu . " ii . " I always say a pretty girl looks prettier in Kandyan sari . " iii . " Those days she wore Indian , now she wears Kandyan sari for politics ...
... sari i . / SAARI / " Was she wearing sari ? " " Yes , and it had a beautiful pallu . " ii . " I always say a pretty girl looks prettier in Kandyan sari . " iii . " Those days she wore Indian , now she wears Kandyan sari for politics ...
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... sari differently , although most urban women wear Indian sari generally . The terminology given in this gloss deals with the different ways the sari is draped , and is not a reference to the texture of the sari , which can be a silk , a ...
... sari differently , although most urban women wear Indian sari generally . The terminology given in this gloss deals with the different ways the sari is draped , and is not a reference to the texture of the sari , which can be a silk , a ...
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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