Manglish

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English

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Etymology 1

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Blend of Malaysia +‎ English.

Proper noun

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Manglish

  1. 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).
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Blend of Maltese +‎ English

Proper noun

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Manglish

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  1. A mixture of the Maltese and English languages.
    Synonyms: Maltenglish, Minglish

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