Singdarin (simplified chinese : 新加坡式华语）is an interlanguage native to Singapore. It is considered to be a Mixed language. It has evolved primarily due to a combination of two main languages: Mandarin and English. For this reason, Singdarin is sometimes known as "Anglo-Chinese". There were also words from Malay or other Chinese dialects, which are mixed into Singdarin.

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  • Singdarin (simplified chinese : 新加坡式华语）is an interlanguage native to Singapore. It is considered to be a Mixed language. It has evolved primarily due to a combination of two main languages: Mandarin and English. For this reason, Singdarin is sometimes known as "Anglo-Chinese". There were also words from Malay or other Chinese dialects, which are mixed into Singdarin. Singdarin is the first language of quite a number of younger Singaporeans, especially those whose parents speak a mix of different languages at home such as English, Mandarin, Hokkien etc. Singdarin is also spoken colloquially on streets and among young teenagers in Singapore. The grammar of Singdarin is usually in Chinese Mandarin, but in some circumstances, it could inter-switch to English grammatical form. The vocabulary of Singdarin consists of a large number of words from English, Hokkien, Malay etc. It is often used when Singaporean Chinese do not know the Chinese equivalent of the word they wish to say, and instead use English words to convey the meaning. The Singaporean government currently discourages the use of Singdarin in favour of Standard Singaporean Mandarin as it believes in the need for Singaporeans to be able to communicate effectively with the other native Chinese from China or Taiwan.
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  • Singdarin (simplified chinese : 新加坡式华语）is an interlanguage native to Singapore. It is considered to be a Mixed language. It has evolved primarily due to a combination of two main languages: Mandarin and English. For this reason, Singdarin is sometimes known as "Anglo-Chinese". There were also words from Malay or other Chinese dialects, which are mixed into Singdarin.
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  • Singdarin
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