Singaporean Hokkien

Singaporean Hokkien

Singaporean Hokkien is a variation of the Hokkien dialect; the difference with Hokkien spoken in Singapore is the fact that speakers borrow a number of Malay words e.g "Balu(Bahru)" in place of "Sim (新)".


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