In social media Singaporeans will sometimes spell “only” instead “oni”, which supports the observation that some Singaporeans pronounce the word /oni/, without the /l/, and with a higher front vowel.

I only just noticed however that some Singaporeans instead pronounce the word something like /õli/, with a nasal /õ/ vowel. Something to listen out for more often! #Singapore #Singlish #SingaporeColloquialEnglish #Linguistics