Singlish

colloquial English pidgin in Singapore
Intangible creole Q939451
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Singlish

Summary

Singlish is a creole[1]. Singlish ranks in the top 10% of creole entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,928 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Singlish was influenced by Malay[3].
  • Singlish was influenced by Cantonese[4].
  • Singlish was influenced by Japanese[5].
  • Singlish was influenced by Hokkien[6].
  • Singlish was influenced by Teochew[7].
  • Singlish was influenced by Tamil[8].
  • Singlish is in the country of Singapore[9].
  • Singlish's instance of is recorded as creole[10].
  • Singapore is named after Singlish[11].
  • English is named after Singlish[12].
  • Singlish's based on is recorded as English[13].
  • Singlish is a type of English[14].
  • Singlish's writing system is recorded as Latin script[15].
  • Singlish's Commons category is recorded as Singlish[16].
  • Singlish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Singlish[17].
  • Singlish's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mis', 'text': 'Singlish'}[18].
  • Singlish's different from is recorded as Singapore English[19].
  • Singlish's indigenous to is recorded as Singapore[20].
  • Singlish's exact match is recorded as https://apics-online.info/contributions/21[21].

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Definition and Type

Singlish's instance of is recorded as creole[10]. Singlish is a type of English[14].

Origins

Things named after include Singapore[11], a sovereign state[22], in Singapore[23], founded in 1965[24] and English[12], a natural language[25], in American Samoa[26].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include Malay[3], a natural language[27], in Malaysia[28]; Cantonese[4], a natural language[29], in Brunei[30]; Japanese[5], a natural language[31], in Japan[32]; Hokkien[6], a supradialect[33]; Teochew[7], a dialect[34]; and Tamil[8], a natural language[35], in India[36].

Why It Matters

Singlish ranks in the top 10% of creole entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,928 views/month).[2] Singlish has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · ~2026-44199-09 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
    Influenced by Malay, Cantonese, Japanese +5
    Subclass of English
    Based on English
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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