Indian Englishn.
/ˌɪndɪən ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌɪndiən ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/ The form of English used by an inhabitant of South Asia, esp. one whose native language is not English. Cf babu English n. at babu n. Compounds 2.
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Indian English1696
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1696 J. Ovington Voy. Suratt 326 Thus the distracted Husband..often in his Indian English confest, English fashion, sab, best fashion have, one Wife best for one Husband.
1847 Calcutta Rev. 7 4 We cannot admit the claims of Mohan Lal's writings to be regarded as good specimens of Indian English, or any other kind of English.
1907 G. C. Whitworth (title) Indian English: an examination of the errors of idiom made by Indians in writing English.
1934 R. C. Goffin in S.P.E. Tract (Soc. for Pure Eng.) No. XLI. 31 We have touched on the preference of Indian English for the archaic in vocabulary and phrase.
1971 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 4 Apr. 22/3 The best of Indian English et al you gave.
2005 V. Ramanathan English-vernacular Divide vi. 112 Indian English, [is] a splintered and hybrid variety that, like all languages, continues to evolve as Indian languages cast ‘long shadows’..on it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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