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... sarong was hitched up a few inches to let him stride like a chandiya . ( Gunesekera , 1994 : 49 ) " See how low she has fallen , " Philomena continued . " Talking just like a real Mattakkuliya fishwife . " ( Selvadurai , 1998 : 119 ) ...
... sarong was hitched up a few inches to let him stride like a chandiya . ( Gunesekera , 1994 : 49 ) " See how low she has fallen , " Philomena continued . " Talking just like a real Mattakkuliya fishwife . " ( Selvadurai , 1998 : 119 ) ...
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... sarong and long top , with a shawl . After 1956 , the language of governance was officially Sinhalese , but English continued to be used in official discourse . Today , in the aftermath of the ethnic war , fighting for a separate state ...
... sarong and long top , with a shawl . After 1956 , the language of governance was officially Sinhalese , but English continued to be used in official discourse . Today , in the aftermath of the ethnic war , fighting for a separate state ...
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... sarong kabaya ' worn by Malaysian women . Many urban Sri Lankan women opted to wear " lungi " as a formal alternative to sari . " Lungi " is the word used by South Indians to refer to the ' sarong ' . 348. lunu dehi / lunu // dehi / i ...
... sarong kabaya ' worn by Malaysian women . Many urban Sri Lankan women opted to wear " lungi " as a formal alternative to sari . " Lungi " is the word used by South Indians to refer to the ' sarong ' . 348. lunu dehi / lunu // dehi / i ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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