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Facet of English etymology
The following list names English words that originate from African languages. Adinkra – from Akan, visual symbols that represent concepts or aphorisms
English words of African origin
English_words_of_African_origin
List of English words of Old English origin. English words of African origin List of English words of Afrikaans origin List of South African English regionalisms
Lists of English words by country or language of origin
Lists_of_English_words_by_country_or_language_of_origin
more words have entered common usage in South African English due to the parallel nature of the English and Afrikaner cultures in South Africa. Afrikaans
List of English words of Afrikaans origin
List_of_English_words_of_Afrikaans_origin
Common words of African origin-William Megenney, University of California, Riverside The Impact of African Languages on American English African American
List of English words of Niger-Congo origin
List_of_English_words_of_Niger-Congo_origin
English words of Arabic origin (C-F) List of English words of Arabic origin (G-J) List of English words of Arabic origin (K-M) List of English words of Arabic
List of English words of Arabic origin
List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin
This is a list of words of Zulu origin attested in use by speakers of South African English. abatagati (from abathakathi, a word also used in Xhosa; cf
List of English words of Zulu origin
List_of_English_words_of_Zulu_origin
by Joseph M. Williams in Origins of the English Language it is estimated that about 1% of English words are of Dutch origin. In many cases the loanword
List of English words of Dutch origin
List_of_English_words_of_Dutch_origin
This is a list of English language words whose origin can be traced to the Spanish language as "Spanish loan words". Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G
List of English words of Spanish origin
List_of_English_words_of_Spanish_origin
For internationally common English words of South African origin, see List of English words of Afrikaans origin. aikhona (Informal) meaning ''no'' or
List of South African English regionalisms
List_of_South_African_English_regionalisms
This is a list of English language words borrowed from Indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or through intermediate European languages
List of English words from Indigenous languages of the Americas
List_of_English_words_from_Indigenous_languages_of_the_Americas
partial list of loanwords in English language, that were borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from Malay language. Many of the words are decisively
List of English words of Malay origin
List_of_English_words_of_Malay_origin
This is a list of English words borrowed or derived from Portuguese (or Galician-Portuguese). The list also includes words derived from other languages
List of English words of Portuguese origin
List_of_English_words_of_Portuguese_origin
words of the Turkic origin to penetrate English. Additionally, several words of Turkic origin penetrated English through Central or Eastern European languages
List of English words of Turkic origin
List_of_English_words_of_Turkic_origin
is, words in English that derive from Persian, either directly, or more often, from one or more intermediary languages. Many words of Persian origin have
List of English words of Persian origin
List_of_English_words_of_Persian_origin
English words sharing common features
of the longest English words with one syllable List of onomatopoeias List of calques Lists of English words by country or language of origin List of collective
Lists_of_English_words
language Languages of South Africa List of lexical differences in South African English South African English "The NA approves South African Sign Language
List of South African slang words
List_of_South_African_slang_words
from English polo (1872), from Balti polo 'ball', from the same family as Tibetan bo-lo 'ball'. merino — type of sheep of North African origin bred in
List of Spanish words of various origins
List_of_Spanish_words_of_various_origins
Creole language
to trade in West Africa beginning in the 15th century, and West African Pidgin English contains numerous words of Portuguese origin such as sabi ('to
West_African_Pidgin_English
Variety of American English
enslavement of African Americans primarily in that region. Mainstream linguists see only minor parallels between AAVE, West African languages, and English-based
African-American Vernacular English
African-American_Vernacular_English
English words of Arabic origin (A-B) List of English words of Arabic origin (C-F) List of English words of Arabic origin (G-J) List of English words of Arabic
List of English words of Arabic origin (K–M)
List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin_(K–M)
Etymologic word list
English words of Arabic origin (A-B) List of English words of Arabic origin (C-F) List of English words of Arabic origin (G-J) List of English words of Arabic
List of English words of Arabic origin (G–J)
List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin_(G–J)
English words of Arabic origin (A–B) List of English words of Arabic origin (C–F) List of English words of Arabic origin (G–J) List of English words of Arabic
List of English words of Arabic origin (C–F)
List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin_(C–F)
frequency of the words examined. The most common English words remain predominantly of Old English (Germanic) origin. English has borrowed words from many
Foreign-language influences in English
Foreign-language_influences_in_English
English words of Arabic origin (A-B) List of English words of Arabic origin (C-F) List of English words of Arabic origin (G-J) List of English words of Arabic
List of English words of Arabic origin (T–Z)
List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin_(T–Z)
English words of Arabic origin (A-B) List of English words of Arabic origin (C-F) List of English words of Arabic origin (G-J) List of English words of Arabic
List of English words of Arabic origin (N–S)
List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin_(N–S)
West Germanic language
early period of Modern English to follow the spelling patterns of Latin for English words of Germanic origin. For the vowel sounds of the English language
English_language
act as a vowel in a narrow subset of loanwords. Outside of abbreviations, there are a handful of words in English that do not have vowels, either because
English_words_without_vowels
Variety of the English language
South African English (SAfE, SAfEn, SAE, en-ZA) is the set of English language dialects native to South Africans. British settlers first arrived in the
South_African_English
The list of African words in Jamaican Patois notes down as many loan words in Jamaican Patois that can be traced back to specific African languages, the
List of Jamaican Patois words of African origin
List_of_Jamaican_Patois_words_of_African_origin
This is a list of English words that are thought to be commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers
List of commonly misused English words
List_of_commonly_misused_English_words
Most words of Arabic origin came into French via another Romance language. Many of the words that entered Italian came via Sicilian, as Sicily was under
List of French words of Arabic origin
List_of_French_words_of_Arabic_origin
This is a list of common contemporary false etymologies for English words. Crap: The word "crap" did not originate as a back-formation of British plumber
List of common false etymologies of English words
List_of_common_false_etymologies_of_English_words
Indo-Aryan language
of words from Bengali. It is also probable that words of European origin came to Bhojpuri through Bengali. The specific vocabulary of South African Bhojpuri
Bhojpuri_language
English sociolects spoken by black people in the US and Canada
language is derived from a mixture of African languages and English, with words and phrases from Caribbean and West African languages such as Akan, Wolof,
African-American_English
Historic dialect of English
Yes, Sir in mainstream English. Words of Manx Gaelic origin frequently cropped up in the original dialect, as did patterns of speech derived from Gaelic
Manx_English
equivalent in English. For words to appear here, they must appear in their own entry in a dictionary; words that occur only as part of a longer phrase
List of English words containing Q not followed by U
List_of_English_words_containing_Q_not_followed_by_U
South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings
Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States
Glossary_of_British_terms_not_widely_used_in_the_United_States
romanization of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää", and the non-marking of prenasalized stops. Sinhala words of Portuguese origin came about during the period of Portuguese
List of Sinhala words of Portuguese origin
List_of_Sinhala_words_of_Portuguese_origin
Creole language in the Dutch Caribbean
English-origin words: bèk – English: back bòter – English: bottle beisbòl - English: baseball baiskel – English: bicycle African-origin words: pinda ("peanut")
Papiamento
military, fashion, and food. See English language word origins and List of English words of French origin. Although English is a Germanic language, it has
History_of_English
People of British descent in Africa
in or were born in the African continent. The majority live in South Africa and other Southern African countries in which English is a primary language
British_diaspora_in_Africa
Terms and usages specific to a variety of English spoken in the Philippines
entered mainstream English, such as abaca and ylang-ylang. Here are some examples of words that are unique to Philippine English: Abaca — The Manila
Philippine_English_vocabulary
Spanish language Influence of Arabic on other languages List of Arabic loanwords in English List of French words of Arabic origin Spanish terms derived from
Influence of Arabic on Spanish
Influence_of_Arabic_on_Spanish
Ukrainian —Urdu — Yiddish Lists of foreign words with English derivatives Greek — Latin See: Medical terminology African — Americas — Arabic — Austronesian
Lists_of_etymologies
Pronunciation of 'r' across English dialects
non-rhotic because its liquids are lost at the end of words or before consonants. South African English is mostly non-rhotic, especially in the Cultivated
Rhoticity_in_English
is the list of words having different meanings in British and American English: M–Z. For the first portion of the list, see List of words having different
List of words having different meanings in American and British English (M–Z)
List_of_words_having_different_meanings_in_American_and_British_English_(M–Z)
Variety of the English language
industry, it consists of various unique words and is spoken with a unique accent. During the 19th and 20th centuries, Antarctic English was influenced by
Antarctic_English
Etymology and theories on the origins of the word 'hippie'
in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1904. At the time, the words were used to mean "aware" and "in the know". In the late 1960s, African language scholar
Etymology_of_hippie
a list of words relating to English blends, see the English blends category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This is a selection of portmanteau
List_of_portmanteaus
English-based creole languages
there are numerous words of both Nigerian and other West African origins in Nigerian pidgin. There are also words of Non African origin. For example: Nigerian
Nigerian_Pidgin
Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines
originated in Northeastern Mindanao or the Eastern Visayas. Possible words of Old Tagalog origin are attested in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription from the tenth
Tagalog_language
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
identify as African American, the majority of first-generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. Most African Americans
African_Americans
Term for African American Vernacular English
sociolects of African-American English, which typically are distinctively different from Standard American English. In the 21st century, the term African American
Ebonics_(word)
Linguistic comparison
derived from slang use of to ball as a verb meaning to play basketball. English writers everywhere occasionally make new compound words from common phrases;
Comparison of American and British English
Comparison_of_American_and_British_English
African-American colloquial term
colloquial term in African-American Vernacular English that is considered as vulgar in most contexts of its use. It began as a dialect form of the word nigger
Nigga
Dialect of English spoken in Ireland
English language in Europe Highland English Kiltartanese Languages of Ireland List of Irish words used in the English language List of English words of
Hiberno-English
usage of the word nigger (now widely a racial slur) in reference to African Americans and others of African or mixed African and other ethnic origin in the
Use_of_nigger_in_the_arts
[self-published source] "British Military Terms and Soldier Slang". "List of South African Slang Words". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012.[self-published
Glossary of names for the British
Glossary_of_names_for_the_British
French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius
French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius. English words are included in the standardized version of the language. In addition, the enslaved people
Mauritian_Creole
accents of South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. "Saint" is not just a different pronunciation of English; it also has its own distinct words. So "bite"
Regional_accents_of_English
West Germanic language
Flemish Grand Dictation of the Dutch Language Indo-European languages Istvaeones List of English words of Dutch origin List of countries and territories
Dutch_language
English-based creole of Barbados
of the common Bajan proverbs are listed below. Although most words in Bajan dialect are English in origin, many words are borrowed from West African languages
Bajan_language
Topics referred to by the same term
the Portuguese word "palavra". See List of English words of Portuguese origin. Palaver Point, on the west side of Two Hummock Island, in the Palmer Archipelago
Palaver
Racial slur against Black people
form of nigga, whose spelling reflects the phonology of African-American English. The origin of the word lies with the Latin adjective niger ([ˈnɪɡɛr])
Nigger
West Germanic language spoken in South Africa
('lazy') becomes lúi. Only a few non-loan words are spelled with acutes, e.g. dié ('this'), ná ('after'), óf ... óf ('either ... or'), nóg ... nóg ('neither
Afrikaans
Stage of the English language from the contemporary period
Caribbean, Hiberno-English (including Ulster English), Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Nigerian, Philippine, Singaporean, and South African English. According
Modern_English
Creole language of southern US
Central African languages. According to this view, Gullah developed separately or distinctly from African American Vernacular English and varieties of English
Gullah_language
term Mina was historically used in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish as an ethnonym for various different African peoples and their descendants. The
Mina_(historical_ethnic_term)
See also List of English words of Japanese origin s'more (usually pl.) A camp fire treat consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a slab of chocolate sandwiched
Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United Kingdom
Glossary_of_American_terms_not_widely_used_in_the_United_Kingdom
Self-identification collected by the US census
African American — A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "Black, African
Race and ethnicity in the United States census
Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census
Historical dictionary of the English language
classifications. Another avenue of criticism is the dictionary's non-inclusion of etymologies for words of AAVE or African language origin such as jazz, dig or badmouth
Oxford_English_Dictionary
Species of plant
their origin in Iran, India or Central Asia. Still others support an African origin; in modern times, wild melons can still be found in some African countries
Cucumis_melo
Relationship between language and human evolution
The origin of language, its relationship with human evolution, and its consequences have been subjects of study for centuries. Scholars wishing to study
Origin_of_language
Brazilian cryptolect
Fon and Yoruba. It also includes words borrowed from Spanish, French, and English, as well as words of Portuguese origin with altered meanings. It is also
Pajubá
Ethnic slur used to refer to a black African person
labelled many African artifacts as "Kaffir" in origin. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica made frequent use of the term, to the extent of having an article
Kaffir_(racial_term)
Species of flowering plant
meaning 'red bush'. The name is protected in South Africa and has protected designation of origin status in the EU. Rooibos was formerly classified in
Rooibos
The Bank of English (BoE) is a representative subset of the 4.5 billion words COBUILD corpus, a collection of English texts. These are mainly British in
Bank_of_English
Norms for writing the English language
partly due to the large number of words that have been loaned from other languages throughout the history of English, without successful attempts at
English_orthography
Characteristics of African culture in the Americas
influenced by African phonology. African words that became part of the American language include banana, jazz, boogie and zombie. African-Americans in
Africanisms
Semitic language spoken mostly in Malta
An analysis of the etymology of the 41,000 words in Aquilina's Maltese–English Dictionary shows that words of Romance origin make up 52% of the Maltese
Maltese_language
Sounds spelled with the digraph ⟨th⟩
compound words, ⟨th⟩ may be a consonant sequence rather than a digraph (as in the /t.h/ of lighthouse). In standard English, the phonetic realization of the
Pronunciation_of_English_⟨th⟩
English-based creole spoken in Sierra Leone
common in words of English origin. Some examples include: There is also evidence of the influence of West African languages in the presence of the labial-velar
Krio_language
Consonant sounds associated with the digraph ⟨ng⟩
pronunciation of the digraph up until Early Modern English when the /ɡ/ sound was lost in most words, giving /ŋ/ a phonemic status in English. Another pronunciation
Pronunciation_of_English_⟨ng⟩
Set of varieties of English language
words always take British spellings (e.g., cheque rather than check) and others American spellings (e.g., tire rather than tyre). Dialects of English
North_American_English
English-based creole spoken in the Virgin Islands and the SSS islands
West Africa with different languages, created an English-based pidgin with West African–derived words and grammatical structure. This was creolized as
Virgin_Islands_Creole
Phonology of the English language
fricative /x/ is mainly used in Hiberno-English, Scottish, South African and Welsh English; words with /x/ in Scottish accents tend to be pronounced with /k/
English_phonology
Dialect of English spoken in the Canadian city
Banks of Driftwood, Top 5 of Lawrence Heights and Layla Hendryx have found local success by incorporating Toronto slang words of Somali origin into their
Toronto_slang
Third letter of the Latin alphabet
(mainly in words of Greek origin) or /ʃ/ (mainly in words of French origin). For some dialects of English, it may also represent /x/ in words like loch
C
Phonological system
article covers the phonological system of South African English (SAE) as spoken primarily by White South Africans. While there is some variation among speakers
White South African English phonology
White_South_African_English_phonology
Variety of English language
English, sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States. English
American_English
Racial term for the Khoekhoe people of South Africa
scientific name for a genus of scorpion, Hottentotta, a species of African mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus, and may be the origin of the epithet tottum in the
Hottentot_(racial_term)
characteristic of that environment). This occurred with the word how in the Old English period, and with who, whom and whose in Middle English (the latter words having
Phonological history of English consonant clusters
Phonological_history_of_English_consonant_clusters
English-based creole spoken in Jamaica
called Jamaican Creole by linguists) is an English-based creole language mixed heavily with West African languages, Arawak, Spanish, French and other
Jamaican_Patois
Dialect of English
English is considerably distinct from General American English, with several features of French origin remaining strong, including intonation, vocabulary
Cajun_English
English word
them at the Battle of New Orleans. Arguments for a more Southern origin for the word note the tendency of English to adopt loan words in language contact
OK
of Indigenous American Indian origin List of Spanish words of Philippine origin List of English words of Spanish origin Penny (2002:272-284) Penny (2002:14–16)
Influences on the Spanish language
Influences_on_the_Spanish_language
Name list
name of English origin, a modern descendant of the Anglo-Saxon name Ælfrǣd (Old English pronunciation: [ˈæɫvræːd]), formed from the Germanic words ælf
Alfred_(name)
French-based creole spoken in Saint Lucia
the syntax of African language origins and a Latin-based vocabulary as shared by the French. Like its similar Dominican counterpart, some words are derived
Saint_Lucian_Creole
Efforts to reduce foreign terms in English
similarly written in a "constructed" form of English consisting almost exclusively of words of Germanic origin. An online newsletter called The Anglish
Linguistic_purism_in_English
Variety of English spoken in Nigeria
form of English. Like South African English, its nativisation and development as a New World English corresponds roughly with the period of colonisation
Nigerian_English
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ENGLISH WORDS-OF-AFRICAN-ORIGIN
ENGLISH WORDS-OF-AFRICAN-ORIGIN
Female
African
from the land of the Afarik.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Rose
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Africa, AFFRICA means "land of the Afri."
Male
English
English name derived from Latin Adrianus, ADRIAN means "from Hadria."Â
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Africa, AFRIKA means "land of the Afri."
Male
Serbian
(Ðдријан) Serbian and Slovene form of Latin Adrianus, ADRIJAN means "from Hadria."Â
Female
English
English name mostly used by African-Americans, derived from the continent name, AFRICA means "land of the Afri." The Afri were a tribe, possibly Berber, who dwelled in North Africa. The origin of the word Afri (pl.), Afer (sing.), may be connected with the Phoenician word 'afar, meaning "dust," which is also found in other Semitic languages, such as Hebrew Afra.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Cordes.Americanized spelling of German Kordts (see Cordts).Dutch : patronymic from a reduced form of the personal name Koenraet (see Conrad).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Work.
Female
African
from the land of the Afarik.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Africa, AFFRICAH means "land of the Afri."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived in the woods (see Wood).Irish : English name adopted as a translation of Ó Cuill ‘descendant of Coll’ (see Quill), or in Ulster of Mac Con Coille ‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’, which has also been mistranslated Cox, as if formed with coileach ‘cock’, ‘rooster’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English Englisc. The word had originally distinguished Angles (see Engel) from Saxons and other Germanic peoples in the British Isles, but by the time surnames were being acquired it no longer had this meaning. Its frequency as an English surname is somewhat surprising. It may have been commonly used in the early Middle Ages as a distinguishing epithet for an Anglo-Saxon in areas where the culture was not predominantly English--for example the Danelaw area, Scotland, and parts of Wales--or as a distinguishing name after 1066 for a non-Norman in the regions of most intensive Norman settlement. However, explicit evidence for these assumptions is lacking, and at the present day the surname is fairly evenly distributed throughout the country.Irish : see Golightly.
Male
Norwegian
 Norwegian form of Latin Adrianus, ARIAN means "from Hadria." Compare with another form of Arian.
Surname or Lastname
English, southern French, and German
English, southern French, and German : from a vernacular form of the Latin personal name (H)adrianus, originally an ethnic name denoting someone from the coast of the Adriatic (Latin Adria). It was adopted as a cognomen by the emperor who ruled ad 117–138. It was also borne by several minor saints, in particular an early martyr at Nicomedia (died c.304), the patron saint of soldiers and butchers. There was an English St. Adrian (died 710), born in North Africa; he was abbot of St. Augustine’s, Canterbury, and his cult enjoyed a brief vogue after the discovery of his supposed remains in 1091. Later, the name was adopted by several popes, including the only pope of English birth, Nicholas Breakspear, who reigned as Adrian IV (1154–59).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : Reaney suggests this is a variant of Angus, citing two late examples from Bardsley: Margaret Anguisshe (1530), Erl of Anguyshe (1563). However, the surname is not found in Scotland (in the 1881 British census it occurs predominantly in East Anglia). It is likely that it is a nickname from Anglo-Norman French anguisse, from Old French angoisse ‘anger’, ‘violence’, cognate with French Anguise.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Africa, AFRIKAH means "land of the Afri."
Male
Iranian/Persian
Middle Persian form of Old Persian Angra Mainyu, AHRIMAN means "devil; evil spirit." In mythology, this is the name of the god of darkness, death and destruction, and the number one enemy of Ahura Mazda.
Boy/Male
Latin American English Shakespearean
Black; dark; of the Adriatic.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Africa, AFRICAH means "land of the Afri."
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imp. & p. p.
of English
superl.
Containing many words; full of words.
n.
A body of English or people of English descent; -- commonly applied to English people in Ireland.
n.
A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans.
v. t.
To express in words; to phrase.
a.
Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
n.
Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons.
v. i.
To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute.
v. t.
To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain.
a.
African.
v. t.
To flatter with words; to cajole.
n.
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
a.
Of or pertaining to Africa.
v. t.
To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words.
n.
Africa.
superl.
Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal; as, a wordy war.
n.
The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries.
a.
Respecting words; full of words; wordy.
a.
Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian.
superl.
Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.
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