Directory of Singlish Resources

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This is the English-based pidgin of Singapore. It is closely related to Manglish, the English-based pidgin of Malaysia.

Resources in This Category

• Ah Beng's Guide to Singlish

  http://users.tpg.com.au/dhyoo/singp/Ah-bengs_guide_to_singlish1.html
  A short glossary collected by a non-Singaporean.

• Singapore Colloquial English (Singlish)

  http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/singlish.html
  A general description of Singlish including examples of vocabulary, grammar, and phonology.

• Singapore English

  http://www.leeds.ac.uk/english/staff/afg/singeh2.html
  A brief description of Singlish.

• Singapore Gay Terminology

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_gay_terminology
  Encyclopedia article on Singapore-English as used by and about gays.

• Singlish

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish
  An encyclopedia article on Singapore English, including sections on politics, phonology, vocabulary and grammar.

• The Coxford Singlish Dictionary

  http://www.talkingcock.com/html/lexec.php?op=LexPKL&lexicon=lexicon
  This is a comprehensive dictionary of Singlish. The dictionary includes definitions, examples and cross references. It has also been published as a book.

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