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... stringhoppers with mulagatawny and pol sambol . " i . " Mulagatawny " is not indigenous to Sri Lanka , but is con- sidered a Sri Lankan soup , made of ox tail or chicken , and cooked with 49 " Mudalıyar : prestigious title conferred by ...
... stringhoppers with mulagatawny and pol sambol . " i . " Mulagatawny " is not indigenous to Sri Lanka , but is con- sidered a Sri Lankan soup , made of ox tail or chicken , and cooked with 49 " Mudalıyar : prestigious title conferred by ...
Page 261
... stringhopper pilau , chicken curry and seeni sambol . " i . This borrowing is probably from Arabic ' pilaf ' and is made with shredded stringhoppers , tempered ( stirfried ) with chopped veg- etables and onions . ' 453 . pin i . / pin ...
... stringhopper pilau , chicken curry and seeni sambol . " i . This borrowing is probably from Arabic ' pilaf ' and is made with shredded stringhoppers , tempered ( stirfried ) with chopped veg- etables and onions . ' 453 . pin i . / pin ...
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Manique Gunasekera. 521. stringhoppers / strinhopeǝz / i . " We had stringhoppers for dinner . " i . This word in Sri Lankan English is a coinage for Tamil ' indiap- pan . ' " Stringhoppers " are made of flour and water and passed ...
Manique Gunasekera. 521. stringhoppers / strinhopeǝz / i . " We had stringhoppers for dinner . " i . This word in Sri Lankan English is a coinage for Tamil ' indiap- pan . ' " Stringhoppers " are made of flour and water and passed ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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