Directory of Hobson-Jobson Resources

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This is an English-South Asian pidgin.

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• A Hindi-English jumble, spoken by 350 million

  http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1123/p01s03-wosc.html
  Why 'Hinglish' is becoming hip in India, and may soon claim more native speakers worldwide than English.

• Dick & Garlick: Notes on Indian English, Hinglish, Tamlish, Bonglish, Slang & More

  http://dickandgarlick.blogspot.com/
  Blog about English as spoken in India and South Asia.

• Hinglish

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinglish
  Brief encyclopedia article on Hindi-English pidgin.

• Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive

  http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/hobsonjobson/
  A query-based version of the Hobson-Jobson Dictionary by Yule and Barnell, including extensive etymology and usage. Originally published in 1903.

• Madras Bashai

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_bashai
  Encyclopedia article on Tamil-English pidgin.

• The Hobson Jobson Dictionary

  http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/260/frameset.html
  The complete Hobson-Jobson dictionary by Yule and Burnell, including extensive etymology and usage.

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