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Singlish

Singlish is the dialect of the the English language as spoken in Singapore.

It is influenced by both British and American English, and also uses words borrowed from Hokkien, the most important dialect of the Chinese language in Singapore, and from Malay.

Examples:

Never mind lah., Ok lah.

Can can.

shiok - feels good!

makan - makan (Malay) - "eat"

Compare to: Chinglish, Engrish, Yinglish, Manglish

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