The English Language

Words Borrowed from Haitian Creole

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Haitian Creole is a creole language spoken in Haiti.

Word	Meaning	Notes
meringue		A type of music and dance.

A language spoken in parts of Chile and also known as Mapuche.

An Andean-Equatorial language spoken in coastal Colombia and the Caribbean.

An Andean-Equatorial language spoken in the Bolivian Andes and parts of Peru and Northern Chile.

A language spoken in northern South America and the Caribbean. It belongs to the Carib family.

An Andean-Equatorial language spoken in Paraguay and Southern Brazil.

A creole language spoken in Haiti.

An Andean-Equatorial language spoken in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. It is the language of the Inca Empire.

A language spoken in the Caribbean.

An Andean-Equatorial language spoken in the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon.

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