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What does nangi mean in Sri Lanka?

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What does nangi mean in Sri Lanka?

Nangi means Little Sister in Sri Lankan, and Nangi is dedicated to helping our sisters all over the world. To begin with we are focusing on our Sri Lankan Nangis.

What do you call sister in Sri Lanka?

Your Brothers & Sisters

Brother sa∙hō∙dhȧ∙rȧ∙ya
Sister sa∙hō∙dhȧ∙ri∙yȧ

How do you say Grandma in Sri Lanka?

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  2. A is for aachchi (grandmother).
  3. Defying such contradictory precedents, I have chosen to spell the word aachchi.
  4. A is also for aiyo!

What does AKKI mean in Sri Lanka?

If you’re not Sri Lankan then you might not know that Akki means big sister.

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What does Malli mean in Sinhala?

Wordbook

English Danish Sinhala (Not Tamil)
Little or younger brother Lille bror Malli
Crocodile Krokodille Kimbulu
I want to se Jeg vil gerne se Mate balane ona …
Father/Daddy Dad Far Fader / Far tāttā appā (Tamil?)

What is brother in Sri Lanka language?

Aka – Older Sisiter. Mali – Younger Brother. Nangi – Younger Sisiter. Uncle/Auntie – Older man or woman. Numbers.

How do you say dog in Sri Lanka?

dog translated to Sinhala

  1. سگ
  2. seh.
  3. سپي
  4. саг

How many letters are there in Sinhala alphabet?

The complete script consists of about 60 letters, 18 for vowels and 42 for consonants. However, only 57 (16 vowels and 41 consonants) are required for writing colloquial spoken Sinhala (suddha Sinhala).

What does Nangi Akki Nangit mean?

it’s a sinhalese contradiction in terms. nangi means “little sister” and akki means “big sister”.

What does the Sinhala word ‘Kalu’ mean?

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You know Black and White are special colours that everyone has heard. In Sinhala, we call Black and White as “Kalu (saha) Sudu”. Now you do have the clear idea that ‘Kalu’ means the colour Black. But this goes not only with that colour thing. You may have heard Black Money, and things like these with a start of Black.

What is the meaning of the Sinhalese word කලු?

It could mean several things but mainly; It means “black”. It can also mean “beautiful”. e.g. දැකුම් කලු means “visual beauty”. Sinhalese is an old language where many words have multiple meanings which are meaningless without context. E.g.

What is the meaning of the Sinhalese word “Kiri”?

It can also mean “beautiful”. e.g. දැකුම් කලු means “visual beauty”. Sinhalese is an old language where many words have multiple meanings which are meaningless without context. E.g. I remember 9 words used in literature to mean Elephant which included the word “Kiri” which is normally a word for milk.

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