English has borrowed words from many languages. Of those wordss many are from indigenous languages of North America. Here is a list of ten words and their respective languages of origin:
caucus (Algonquian)
chipmunk (Ojibwa)
chocolate (Nahuatl)
kayak (Inuit)
moccasin (Chippewa)
potato (Carib)
raccoon (Powhatan)
squash (Narragansett)
teepee (Dakota)
toboggan (Micmac)
Many of the words which English borrowed from indigenous languages were words for food and animals. Though these are borrowed words, most native speakers of English are unaware of their origins. The native languages of North America have contributed many words to the English language.
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