The English Language

Words Borrowed from Amoy

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Amoy is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Eastern China.

Two important food items come from this language.

Word	Meaning	Notes
ketchup	fish brine	This word came to English via Malay where it came to mean a tomato sauce.
tea		A refreshing drink which is almost a ritual in the UK.

A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Southern China, Hong Kong, UK and USA.

A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in most of China as well as Taiwan, Singapore and parts of Malaysia.

A short history of the world's most widespread language from its Anglo Saxon origins via Norman and Latin influences to Modern English.

An important Asian family of languages that includes the world's most spoken language, Mandarin. These languages are monosyllabic and tonal.

The Chinese writing system used to write Amoy.