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Foreign English words??

English is actually belongs to Indo-European languages. That includes India, West Asia and European languages. But nowadays many English words are actually from non-Indo-European languages. Don't know what I'm saying, better scroll down..........
From Chinese
cheongsam
cumshaw
kowtow
kumquat
kung fu
nankeen
oolong
pongee
sampan
shantung
silk
tea
tycoon
From Tibetan
lama
yak
yeti
From Japanese
geisha
haiku
judo
hara-kiri
karate
kimono
kyudo
samurai
sashimi
sayonara
tatami
From Malay
bamboo
gingham
orngutan
sarong
From Arabic
almanac
mattress
admiral
sheikh
hashish
fakir
harem
From Algonquin (mid west- America)
skunk
pecan
squaw
chipmunk
From Choctaw
bayou

From Cree
Eskimo
wookchuck

From Dakota
tepee

From Eskimo
kayak
igloo

From Ewe
voodoo

From Ewe
sauna

From Guarani
jaguar

From  Hawaiian
hula
lei
muumuu
ukelele
From Australian Aborigine
kangaroo
boomerang
koala
From Carib
canoe

From Hebrew
amen
hallelujah
kosher
sabbath

From Hungarian
coach
goulash
paprika

From Javanese
batik


From Kikongo

zebra

From Lappish
tundra

From Malayalam
teak

From Maldivian
atoll

From Nahuatl
tomato
chocolate
avocado
chili

From Turkish
yogurt
shish kebab
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