Tinglish
Sign in to saveAlso known as Thai Pidgin English, Thailish, Thainglish, Thaiglish, Thinglish, Thenglish, Tenglish, Thailand Pidgin English
frame|right|Tinglish is even widespread on official signs in Thailand.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Tinglish is referenced by 281 other articles, and connects out to Malay trade and creole languages, Yeshivish and English in the Commonwealth of Nations.
It sits within the topics Macaronic forms of English, Southeast Asian English and Thai language.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- pidgin
- Subclass of
- English language
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- Commons category
- Tinglish
- indigenous to
- Thailand
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Characteristics and examples
- Examples of words and phrases
- Pronunciation
- Adaptation of consonants
- Adaptation of vowels
- Tone assignment
- References
- External links
frame|right|Tinglish is even widespread on official signs in Thailand.
Tinglish (or Thaiglish, Thenglish, Thailish, Thainglish, etc.) refers to any form of English mixed with or heavily influenced by Thai. It is typically produced by native Thai speakers due to language interference from the first language. Differences from standard native English occur in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The term was coined in 1970, and several alternative terms have been proposed since its inception, such as Thainglish (1973), Thaiglish (1992), Tinglish (1994), Thinglish (1976), Thenglish (2003), and Tenglish (2012).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tinglish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.