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... Suffixes ( verbs ) i . " Yes , yes they were thadeying38 . " ( social conversation ) The English suffix -ing is combined with Sinhalese and Tamil borrowings to form verb forms as in " thadeying . " This word is a combination of the word ...
... Suffixes ( verbs ) i . " Yes , yes they were thadeying38 . " ( social conversation ) The English suffix -ing is combined with Sinhalese and Tamil borrowings to form verb forms as in " thadeying . " This word is a combination of the word ...
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... suffixes -fy and -ing added to form " mattifying " . c . Empty morph and suffix ( verb ) iii . " It's not raining , it's only podering41 . " ( University of Kelaniya , May 2000 ) The creation of " podering " represents a new ...
... suffixes -fy and -ing added to form " mattifying " . c . Empty morph and suffix ( verb ) iii . " It's not raining , it's only podering41 . " ( University of Kelaniya , May 2000 ) The creation of " podering " represents a new ...
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... suffix found in place names in Sri Lanka , such as Ambalangoda , Minuwangoda , Waragoda . The suffix -goda is the root of the adjective " godey " as in the example above , meaning ' rural ' or ' rustic . '28 It is a derogatory ...
... suffix found in place names in Sri Lanka , such as Ambalangoda , Minuwangoda , Waragoda . The suffix -goda is the root of the adjective " godey " as in the example above , meaning ' rural ' or ' rustic . '28 It is a derogatory ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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