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Besides the 4 official languages (English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil), there exists easily tens of other commonly spoken languages and dialects in this multi-racial island.
Sites dealing with the history, policy and promotion/campaigns can be listed here.
Language schools and non-Singaporean focused sites should be listed in the relevant related cats.

Resources in This Category

• A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English

  http://www.singlishdictionary.com/
  A dictionary of words and phrases used in 'Singlish', which is also known as Singapore English or Singapore Colloquial English, with etymologies and quotations from published works.

• Chinese and Oriental Languages Information Processing Society (COLIPS)

  http://www.colips.org/
  A non-profit professional organisation that has been formed to advance the science and technology of information processing in Chinese and other similar oriental languages.

• Ethnologue: Singapore

  http://www.ethnologue.com/country/SG
  Website explores the origins of the 26 listed languages in Singapore

• Speak Good English Movement

  http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/
  Governmental campaign to encourage Singaporeans to speak good English and to reduce the use of Singlish.

• Speak Mandarin Campaign

  http://www.mandarin.org.sg/
  Official site of the campaign offering on-line learning aids and information on available courses

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