Sri Lankan English

Sri Lankan English (SLE) is the English language dialect, or different type of English that is used in Sri Lanka. Not many people like Sri Lankan English being called a dialect of English.^[1]^[2] English in Sri Lanka is used by one quarter of Sri Lanka's population.^[3] Sri Lankan English is the mother-tongue language for 5,000 people.^[4]

Sri Lankan words in English[change | change source]

Some English words are taken from Sinhalese. A list of these words is in: A Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies. The words are about flora, different types of plants, and fauna, different types of animals:

anaconda
betel
rattan
wanderoo

References[change | change source]

↑ Kirkpatrick A. and Sussex R. (ed.) "English as an International Language in Asia: Implications for Language Education: Implications for Language Education." Springer 2012 vol 1(12.1) p195. ISBN 978-94-007-4578-0. Accessed at Google Books 30 January 2014.
↑ Ruiz-Garido M. F. et al "English for Professional and Academic Purposes." Utrecht studies in language and communication, ISSN 0927-7706 Vol 22. Rodopi 2010 p21. ISBN 978-90-420-2955-2. Accessed at Google Books 30 January 2014.
↑ "Sri Lanka – language". Retrieved 20 June 2014.
↑ "kachru's three circles of english pdf". Pdfprof.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

[1] Kirkpatrick A. and Sussex R. (ed.) "English as an International Language in Asia: Implications for Language Education: Implications for Language Education." Springer 2012 vol 1(12.1) p195. ISBN 978-94-007-4578-0. Accessed at Google Books 30 January 2014.

[2] Ruiz-Garido M. F. et al "English for Professional and Academic Purposes." Utrecht studies in language and communication, ISSN 0927-7706 Vol 22. Rodopi 2010 p21. ISBN 978-90-420-2955-2. Accessed at Google Books 30 January 2014.

[3] "Sri Lanka – language". Retrieved 20 June 2014.

[4] "kachru's three circles of english pdf". Pdfprof.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

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