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African Loanwords in English - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 32 times
- The average score is 21 of 35
Answer Stats
| Language | Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
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| Music and Dance | Niger-Congo | String instrument used in country music.* | banjo | 85%
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| Music and Dance | Niger-Congo | Old-fashioned music playing machine found in bars. | {juke}box | 85%
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| Misc. | Swahili | A trip for spotting wildlife. The word comes ultimately from Arabic. | safari | 81%
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| Music and Dance | Bantu | Type of drum, consisting of two small drums attached to each other. Used in salsa music. | b{ongo} | 78%
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| Animals | Berber | § The largest terrestrial animal on Earth. Perhaps the first syllable is derived from a Berber language.* | elephant | 78%
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| Misc. | Amharic | Religion that developed in Jamaica. It literally means 'revered duke', referring to Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia. | Rastafari | 78%
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| Music and Dance | Ibibio? | A dramatic dance from Argentina and Uruguay. | tango | 78%
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| Misc. | Fon? | Various Caribbean religions with their origins in Africa. In popular culture, it includes pricking dolls with needles. | Voodoo | 78%
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| Animals | Zulu | Several species of snake. The black one is feared for its venom and speed. | mamba | 74%
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| Music and Dance | Zulu | Loud, plastic horn used by sport spectators. Became widely known through the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. | v{uvuzela} | 74%
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| Animals | Bantu | An ape, closely related to ‡ but living on the other side of the Congo River. | b{onobo} | 70%
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| Animals | Bantu | ‡ An ape, researched by Jane Goodall. | chimpanzee | 70%
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| Animals | Zulu | Common type of small antelope. Important food source for lions. | i{mpala} | 67%
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| Animals | Mvuba | Relative of the giraffe with legs like a zebra. | o{kapi} | 67%
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| Animals | Tswana | An insect that bites and causes sleeping sickness. | {tsetse} fly | 67%
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| Plants | Wolof? | A curved yellow tropical fruit. | banana | 63%
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| Misc. | Berber | North African staple food which is like very small pieces of pasta. | couscous | 63%
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| Misc. | Wolof? | Trendy, fashionable. Lent its name to a subculture protesting against the Vietnam war.* | hip | 63%
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| Misc. | Swahili | Something very large, such as a ... jet. Named after a famous 19th century §. | jumbo | 63%
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| Music and Dance | Bantu | Fast Brazilian dance. | samba | 59%
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| Animals | Tswana | A freshwater fish which is easy to farm. | t{ilapia} | 59%
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| Misc. | Luganda | Viral disease spread by mosquitoes. In pregnant women, it is dangerous for the child. An outbreak in Brazil raised concern before the 2016 Olympics. | Zika | 59%
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| Misc. | Kimbundu | Stew from Louisiana, often with shellfish and thickened with †. | gumbo | 56%
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| Misc. | Bantu | Supernaturally reanimated corpse, originally from Haitian folklore. | zombie | 56%
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| Animals | Khoekhoe | Another name for wildebeest; a large hooved mammal often seen migrating in large groups on documentaries. | gnu | 52%
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| Music and Dance | Wolof? | Colloquial word meaning 'to deceive'. Became the name of a lively dance associated with swing.* | j{ive} | 52%
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| Music and Dance | Bantu | Large xylophone with resonator tubes. | m{arimba} | 52%
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| Plants | Wolof? | An edible tuber. Also used as a different name for the sweet potato. | yam | 52%
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| Music and Dance | Ibibio? | Music style from Trinidad. Probably folk etymologically confused with a nymph from Greek mythology. | calypso | 41%
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| Plants | Igbo | † Vegetable used in the American South. It produces a gelatinous texture. | okra | 37%
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| Misc. | Hausa | False, fake or nonsensical.* | b{ogus} | 33%
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| Music and Dance | Mandinka | A West African drum with the shape of a goblet. | dj{embe} | 33%
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| Animals | Khoekhoe | Large hooved mammal with horns like corkscrews. Occasionally on the menu in South Africa. | k{udu} | 33%
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| Plants | Temné? | A brown soft drink, or a nut that was one of the original ingredients, containing caffeine. | cola | 26%
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| Plants | Tashelhit | A tree endemic to Morocco which produces an expensive oil. In the West, mostly used in cosmetic products. | a{rgan} | 22%
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