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Singlish

Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English), formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based contact language originating in Singapore, and an informal register of Singapore English used between Singaporeans in colloquial contexts.

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Glottolog
sing1272
IETF
cpe-SG
ISO 639-3
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Language family
Singlish
Native to
Singapore
Region
Southeast Asia

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Singlish

Nodes206
Edges205
Triples565
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009709
Components1

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Singlish

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related to Further reading · 154
Singlish → Adam, Advanced Studies, Alsagoff, Amsterdam, An Alphabetical Description, An Introduction, Andrew Melcher Pte, Anne, Anthea Fraser, Asia, Aspects, Bao Zhiming, Beng, Berlin, Bernd Kortmann, Bokhorst-Heng, Brown, CAS, Case, Centre
related to In literature · 34
Singlish → Basic Grammar Guide, BBC, BTO, Casey Chen, Chimbridge Dictionary, Colin Goh, Coxford Singlish Dictionary, Daniel Goh, Dictionary, Eh Goondu, English, February, Freddie Sng, Gwee, Gwee Li Sui, In, Jack Lee, James Harbeck, Lagi Goondu, Lah
related to Consonants · 31
Singlish → Additionally, American English, As, Aspiration, Chinese, Cluster, Final, Final-obstruent, For, General American, German, Glottal, Goodwood Park, Gu'-wu' Pa, In, L-vocalisation, Lack, Malay, Malays, Onset
related to Increased acceptance · 27
Singlish → According, After, By, Central Provident Fund, English, For, From, Goh Eck Kheng, Gwee Li Sui, In, Lee Kuan Yew, Mandarin, McDonald's, Mediacorp, Mie Hiramoto, National Heritage Board, Organisations, PCK, SG50, SG50 National Day
related to Initial perception as a threat · 27
Singlish → According, BBC, David Wong, Dick Lee's, English, Festivals, Fried Rice Paradise, Goh Chok Tong, In, It, Ltd, PCK, PCK's, Phua Chu Kang, Phua Chu Kang Pte, Sam Lo, Save Our Singlish Campaign, SBC, SGEM, Singapore
related to Developmental origin · 26
Singlish → After, Ansaldo, Baba Malay, Bazaar Malay, Before, British, British English, By, Chinese, Education, English, English-language, English-speaking, Eurasian English, European, Gupta, Hokkien, In, It, Malacca
related to Vocabulary · 20
Singlish → According, American English, British English, British English Sellotape, Cantonese, Chinese, Hokkien, Indian, It, Malay, Mandarin, Much, Of, Preply, Scotch, Singapore, Singaporeans, Tamil, Tan Ying-Ying, The
related to Status as a creole · 19
Singlish → According, Ansaldo, AsiaOne, Bao Zhiming, Channel NewsAsia, David Yoong, English, English-based, Following David DeCamp's, In, Jacques, John Platt, Kenneth Ong, La Trobe University, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, South China Morning Post, Time Out, Writers
related to Creole continuum · 18
Singlish → Acrolectal, Acrolectal Singaporean English, An, At, Basilectal, DRESS, English, English-speaking, For, However, Mesolectal, Nanyang Technological University, Platt, Singapore, Singaporeans, Standard English, Tan Ying Ying, TRAP
related to In pop culture · 18
Singlish → Beauty World, Cats, Chiang, Chicago, Dick Lee, I-dle, In, Le Sserafim, Les Misérables, Michael Chiang, Mirror, Notable, Private Parts, Since, Singapore, Singaporean, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, University

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english singapore according wrote malay used use times language singaporeans chinese words creole hokkien isbn tan university standard straits speakers

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SinglishGlottologsing12721.00infobox
SinglishIETFcpe-SG1.00infobox
SinglishISO 639-3–1.00infobox
SinglishLanguage familySinglish1.00infobox
SinglishNative toSingapore1.00infobox
SinglishRegionSoutheast Asia1.00infobox
SinglishWriting systemLatin1.00infobox
Singlishis aEnglish-based creole in 20090.90text
Singlishis acreole.In 19950.90text
Singlishis ahome language of many students0.90text
Baba Malayinstance ofdifferent Malay varieties0.80text
Bazaar Malayinstance ofdifferent Malay varieties0.80text

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