Words in Indian English: A Reader's Guide |
Common terms and phrases
administrative BANGLADESH British BUDDHIST called CASTE charge chief classical cloth coarse coast colour COMMUNITY considered cooking covered dance decorated describe DISTRICT English especially fish flowers follower Foreign fruit give glass gram head HINDU Indian Indian English industry instance keep kind known land language leaf learned leaves light liquor listed live Lord Madras major mean MEAT MONEY Mummy MUSLIM neck North offer official once one's particular Persian person piece plant police political popular protect reference region religious respect rice river round ruler sacred served SIKH sometimes SOUTH ASIA South India SRI LANKA station stay sweet teacher temple term thin tion town traditional tree Uncle unit usually vegetables vehicle WEST woman women worship