Sinhalese words of English Origin

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	SAJA Stylebook
		cummerbund The English word for the broad waistband worn by men with formal clothes (such as a tuxedo) is derived from the Hindi words for something that is "tied around the waist." See words of South Asian origin.
		The English translation published abroad is actually from the second, revised edition--which is double the length of the original, and carries, according to Nasreen, more sympathetic Muslim characters.
		It is northeast of Rawalpindi, the former interim capital, and is northwest of Karachi, the commercial center of the country (and original capital).
	www.saja.org /stylebook.html

	The Maldives
		In Dhivehi, the numbers from one to twelve are of Sinhalese origin, and after twelve, Hindi.
		Derived from Elu, an archaic form of Sinhalese (the language of Sri Lanka), it has numerous loanwords from Arabic, from Hindi--which is used in trade with Indian merchants- -and from Tamil.
		In 1960 the medium of instruction changed from Dhivehi to English, and the curriculum was reorganized according to the imported London General Certificate of Education.
	www.vermillionmaldives.com /society.htm (2090 words)

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