19.10.06

Borrowed words

Mostly via Krysstal.
I chose mostly rather uncommon languages.
A few words of foreign origin, not usually being realized. While the list is compiled for English, other languages (...Czech) may (are) affected as well.

Afrikaans - a language spoken in South Africa, evolved from Dutch
Algonquin - North American native language
  • moccasins
  • tomahawk
  • pecan (the nut)
Amoy - a Chinese dialect spoken in Xiamen (厦门市)
  • tea
  • ketchup
Arawak - South American native language
  • tobacco
  • iguana
Mapuche - South American native language
  • poncho
Aymara - South American native language
  • alpaca - a species of llama
Avestan - extinct Indo-European language, formerly spoken in Iran, the language of the the Zoroaster religion
  • bronze
  • magic
  • paradise
Basque - an Indo-European language, perhaps unrelated to any other today's language
  • anchovy
  • bizarre
Carib - South American native language
  • barbecue
  • cannibal
  • canoe
  • caiman - yes, the crocodile
  • maize
  • papaya
Cherokee - North American native language
  • sequoia
Cree - North American native language
  • skunk
  • chipmunk
Czech - ;-)
  • howitzer (from houfnice)
  • polka
  • robot
  • pistol
Danish
  • fog
  • kidnap
  • rift
  • ombudsman
  • smile
Ewe - Africa
  • voodoo
Dharuk - Australia, extinct
  • coala
  • boomerang
Etruscan - the extinct language of Etruscan people
  • ceremony
  • cistern
Evenki - Altaic, from Siberia
  • shaman - I wouldn't have guessed it's Altaic
Flemish - Europe, from a part of Belgium
  • brick
  • gas
Guarani - South America
  • jaguar
Hawaiian
  • ukulele
Ibibio - Africa
  • tango - Argentinian dance
Inuit - North America
  • anorak
  • igloo
Japanese
  • soy
Indonesian
  • rattan
  • agar
  • amok
  • bamboo
  • batik
Maori - New Zealand
  • kiwi
Maya - Mexico
  • cigar
  • shark
Nahuatl - Mexico
  • chocolate
  • avocado
  • tomato
Nepali
  • panda
Phoenician - extinct
  • purple
Polish
  • horde
  • mazurka
Punic - the extinct language of Carthage
  • map
Quechua - South America
  • cocoa
  • llama
  • mate
  • puma
Romanian
  • halva
Serbia
  • vampire
Sinhalese - Sri Lanka
  • tourmaline
  • rogue
Tagalog - Phillippines
  • yo-yo
Tahitian
  • tattoo
Taino - Carribean
  • cassava
  • potato
Temme - African
  • cola
Tibetan
  • yak
Tupi - South America
  • cashew
  • buccaneer
  • manioc
  • petunia
Wolof - Africa
  • banana

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