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Singlish also uses many words borrowed from Hokkien, the non-Mandarin Chinese language native to more than 75% [citation needed] of the Chinese in Singapore, and from Malay. In many cases, English words take on the meaning of their Chinese counterparts, resulting in a shift in meaning.
A number of names for Singapore were used by local Hokkien-speaking ethnic Chinese in early modern Singapore. In addition to the now standard Sin-ka-pho ( Chinese : 新加坡 ; pinyin : Xīnjiāpō ), other former names include Seng-ka-pho (星嘉坡 or 星加坡) and the derived shorter forms Seng-chiu (星洲; "Singapore Island") and Seng-kok ...
Oei Tiong Ham was born in Semarang on 19 November 1866. His father, Oei Tjie Sien, was a Chinese-born, or totok, migrant and a self-made, 'new money' businessman with no kinship ties to the colonial Chinese establishment (the 'Cabang Atas').
The Singapore Department of Statistics defines "Chinese" as a "race" or "ethnic group", in conjunction with "Malay, Indian and Others" under the CMIO model. [10] They consist of "persons of Chinese origin" such as the Hokkiens, Teochews, Hainanese, Cantonese, Hakka, Henghuas, Hokchias and Foochows, Shanghainese, Northern Chinese, etc." [11] Chinese Singaporeans are defined as the "Chinese ...
Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English), formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based creole language originating in Singapore. [1] [2] [3] Singlish arose out of a situation of prolonged language contact between speakers of many different Asian languages in Singapore, such as Malay, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, Teochew, and Tamil. [4]
The Chinese-medium Nanyang University also made the switch to English as the medium of instruction despite meeting resistance, especially from the Chinese community. [20] There has been a steep increase in the use of the English language over the years. [21] Singapore is currently one of the most proficient English-speaking countries in Asia. [22]
Singaporean Mandarin (traditional Chinese: 新加坡 華語; simplified Chinese: 新加坡 华语; pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Huáyǔ) is a variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken natively in Singapore. Mandarin is one of the four official languages [ 2 ] of Singapore along with English , Malay and Tamil .
Liew Yuen Sien (Chinese: 刘韵仙; pinyin: Liú Yùnxiān; 1901–1975) [1] was a Chinese-born Singaporean educator. She served from 1927 to 1966 as principal of Nanyang Girls' High School (NYGH), a premier all-girls school in Singapore , the longest-serving principal at NYGH. [ 2 ]