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Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives,
Nepal, Pakistan, and/or Sri Lanka.

Since its launch in 2008, the SASB has
been aired in over 120 countries.

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The contest was held in five regional he contest was held in five regional
centres across the US, including New
Jersey, Dallas and San Francisco Bay
Area and Charlotte.

Over 600 spellers from these centres
participated from which 15 went to
the finals.

Indian-American teen wins 2019

South Asian Spelling Bee

N Murali correctly spelled the word
avneeth Murali, an Indi-
an-American teenager from
flipe, variant spelling of flype, that
Merriam-Webster dictionary describes
New Jersey, has won the
2019 South Asian Spelling
as “to strip off by or as if by peeling”,
Bee contest by correctly
spelling “flipe” to earn the annual title a media report said.
“For the first time in spelling history,
and USD 3,000 grand prize. “For the first time in spelling history,
we have a winner... on an APPEAL!
The South Asian Spelling Bee (SASB) Flipe and flype are variant spellings
The South Asian Spelling Bee (SASB)
is an annual spelling bee platform in according to Merriam-Webster’s Third
the US for children of South Asian Unabridged Dictionary, granting
descent. “Navneeth Murali, 2019 SASB Navneeth Murali the championship!
Champion!” the SASB announced in Way to go, Navneeth, a true champion!
a Facebook post. South Asian Spelling Bee 2019,
signing off!” the SASB said in another
“ Facebook post.
“Congratulations to our 2019 SASB Congratulations to our 2019 SASB
First Runners-up Vayun Krishna of
Sunnyvale, California, Hephzibah T
The competition is open to any student he competition is open to any student
Sujoe of Fort Worth, Texas and Pranav a
at or below the age of 14, who has at t or below the age of 14, who has at
Nandakumar of Austin, Texas, the least one parent or grandparent who is
SASB Team could not be more proud!” of South Asian descent, or whose
the SASB said lineage can be traced to Afghanistan,

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