Manglish
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Manglish
- An English-based creole spoken in Malaysia, incorporating words from Malay and other mostly Asian languages.
- 2010 May 25, Dwight Garner, “English as a Juggernaut Conquers the World With Glee and an OMG”, in New York Times[1]:
- He stands back and witnesses with awe the language’s myriad offshoots, like Manglish (Malay and English) and Konglish (English in South Korea).
Synonyms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Manglish
- A mixture of the Maltese and English languages.
- Synonyms: Maltenglish, Minglish