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Meaning of Manglish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An English-based creole spoken in Malaysia, incorporating words from Malay and other mostly Asian languages.
  2. A mixture of the Maltese and English languages.

Examples

“He stands back and witnesses with awe the language’s myriad offshoots, like Manglish (Malay and English) and Konglish (English in South Korea).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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