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arcane   

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diffident  

For Indo-Trinidadians, learning Standard Hindi is as good as learning an alien language. In fact, most of those who have learnt Standard Hindi become diffident, and even apologetic, when they have to use that language in interacting with Indian nationals. -- Jayaram, “The Indian Diaspora: Dynamics of Migration”, Sage Publications, 2004

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