Hokkien influence on Singaporean Mandarin

Singaporean Hokkien is the largest non-Mandarin Chinese variety spoken in Singapore. As such, it exerts the greatest influence on Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin, resulting in a Hokkien-style Singaporean Mandarin widely spoken in the country.

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Hokkien influence on Singaporean Mandarin

Singaporean Hokkien is the largest non-Mandarin Chinese variety spoken in Singapore. As such, it exerts the greatest influence on Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin, resulting in a Hokkien-style Singaporean Mandarin widely spoken in the country.

Source: Wikipedia "Hokkien influence on Singaporean Mandarin" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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