Singlish

Singlish, a portmanteau of the words Singaporean and English, is the English-based creole spoken colloquially in Singapore. It is very similar to Manglish, spoken in neighbouring Malaysia.

Related Topics:
Portmanteau - English - Creole - Singapore - Manglish - Malaysia

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Singlish is generally intelligible to a speaker of another dialect of English, such as British English or American English. The main difficulties in understanding are Singlish's unique slang and syntax, which are more pronounced in informal speech.

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