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Many loanwords have entered into English from other languages. [ not verified in body ] [ 4 ] [ page range too broad ] English borrowed many words from Old Norse , the North Germanic language of the Vikings , [ 5 ] and later from Norman French , the Romance language of the Normans , which descends from Latin .
Malayo-Polynesian (Malagasy) Indo-European (Afrikaaner) The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, with each ethnicity generally having their own language (or dialect of a language) and culture. The ethnolinguistic groups include various Afroasiatic, Khoisan, Niger-Congo, and Nilo-Saharan populations.
The following list names English words that originate from African languages. Adinkra – from Akan, visual symbols that represent concepts or aphorisms. Andriana – from Malagasy, aristocratic noble class of the Kingdom of Madagascar. apartheid – from Afrikaans, "separateness". Aṣẹ - from Yoruba, "I affirm" or "make it happen".
Lists of English words of Celtic origin. List of English words of Chinese origin. List of English words of Czech origin. List of English words of Dravidian origin (Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu) List of English words of Dutch origin. List of English words of Afrikaans origin. List of South African slang words.
British · English · Scottish · Irish · Welsh · Ulster-Scots · Coloureds · Afrikaners. The British diaspora in Africa is a population group broadly defined as English-speaking people of mainly (but not only) British descent who live in or were born in Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority live in South Africa and other Southern African ...
English as a first language is only spoken by 259,678 people, as a second language by 182,717,239 and as a third language by 45,562,173. [4] Nigeria: 206,200,000 125,039,680: 60.64 20,000,000 9.70: 103,198,040 50.05: English is the most widespread language in the country due to the many different languages spoken, with 60 million speakers. [5]
For usage of English worldwide, see English-speaking world. The Anglosphere is the Anglo-American sphere of influence, with a core group of nations that today maintain close political, diplomatic and military co-operation. While the nations included in different sources vary, the Anglosphere is usually not considered to include all countries ...
English is a pluricentric language, which means that no one national authority sets the standard for use of the language. [96][97][98][99]Spoken English, including English used in broadcasting, generally follows national pronunciation standards that are established by custom rather than by regulation.