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'''Tenglish''' ({{lang-te|తెంగ్లిష్}}), refers to various mixings of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[English language|English]] languages.<br />
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The name is a [[portmanteau]] of the names of the two languages and has been variously composed. The earliest form is ''Telugish'' (dating from 1972), then ''Teluglish'' (2000), ''Tinglish'' (2003), ''Telenglish'' (2010), and ''Telugish'' and ''Telish'' (both 2014).<ref>Lambert, James. 2018. A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity. ''English World-wide'', 39(1): 31-32. 1DOI: 10.1075/eww.38.3.04lam</ref><br />
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==Distribution==<br />
This form of [[code-switching]] is more commonly seen in urban and suburban centers of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]], but is slowly spreading into rural and remote areas via television and word of mouth.<ref name=":0" /> Many speakers do not realize that they are incorporating English words into Telugu sentences or Telugu words into English sentences.<ref name=":0" /> For example, instead of saying ''dhanyavadhamulu'' for "thank you", most people say ''chala thanks'' literally translating to "a lot of thanks."<ref name=":0" /> This type of Telugu speaking is slowly growing outside of cities like [[Hyderabad]], [[Vizag]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Khammam]], [[Guntur]] and [[Warangal]]. As English becomes more and more prevalent, it can be seen in small towns, villages, and even rural areas.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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With its growing popularity, Tenglish is being used to publish news online.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Young-Hans/2017-01-16/Tenglish-Telugu-plus-English/273782|title=1|website=Tenglish News|accessdate=26 September 2016}}</ref> The advent of cable television and its pervasive growth has seen the masses exposed to a wide variety of programming from across the world.<ref name=":0" /> Another factor contributing to the spread of Tenglish is the popularity of [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]] films and TV channels.<ref name=":0" /> Tenglish also appears in Indian crossword puzzles, such as those in the Telugu paper ''[[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi]]''.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2012/dec/06/crossword-blog-cryptics-india|title=Crossword blog: cryptics in India|first=Alan|last=Connor|date=6 December 2012|website=the Guardian|accessdate=6 February 2018}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Hinglish]]<br />
* [[Tanglish]]<br />
* [[Indian English]]<br />
* [[Regional differences and dialects in Indian English]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Young-Hans/2017-01-16/Tenglish-Telugu-plus-English/273782|title=Tenglish-Telugu plus English|website=The Hans India|accessdate=6 February 2018}}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*[http://www.vedah.net/manasanskriti/sripada.html Krishnamurtisastri Sripada (1866-1960)], Mana Sanskriti Issue 86, Vepachedu Educational Foundation<br />
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