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		List of English words of Etruscan origin This is a list of Latin.
		List of English words of Scots Gaelic origin This is a list of Scots Gaelic: ; bard : From Bàrd, poet or reciter.
		List of English words of Tamil origin This is a list of Tamil origin: Catamaran- kattumaram Cheroot- suruttu Curry - kar...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/words.html (1526 words)

	Japanese language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Japanese is written with a mix of Chinese characters (kanji) and a modified syllabary, kana, also originally based on Chinese characters.
		Japanese is a pro-drop language, meaning that the subject or object of a sentence need not be stated if it is obvious from context.
		Modern Japanese is written in a mixture of three main scripts: kanji, characters of Chinese origin used to represent both Chinese loanwords into Japanese and a number of native Japanese morphemes; and two syllabaries: hiragana and katakana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_language (4082 words)

	Japanese language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Japanese is a relative of the Altaic language family.
		Japanese is a kind of creole, with an Altaic grammatical substructure, and core Austronesian vocabulary.
		In Japanese, all moras are pronounced with equal length and loudness.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Japanese_language (4196 words)

	Japanese language - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Elision is a major factor in Japanese pronunciation, with /i/ and /u/ tending to be elided when between unvoiced consonants or at the end of sentences, except when they are in accented or lengthened syllables (as in inu or kami, for example).
		In Japanese, all morae are pronounced with equal length and loudness.
		Japanese also coined many neologisms (in kanji) to carry Western concepts; many of these were exported to Chinese and Korean via characters, in late 19th and early 20th century.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Japanese_language (3083 words)

	JAPANESE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was from the mouth of this Japanese emmissary that Sui Emperor Yangdi confirmed the existence of Ryukyu, an island to the southwest of Japan.
		Japanese, whom history chronicles repeatedly likened to the tattoo natives of the Yangtze Delta, had an interesting name for one of their four islands, i.e., Kyushu, a name that literally means the "nine prefectures", which conincides with Xia Dynasty Overlord Yu's nine cauldrons.
		It was from the mouth of this Japanese emmissary that Emperor Yangdi confirmed the existence of Ryukyu, an island to the southwest of Japan.
	www.uglychinese.org /japanese.htm (10750 words)

	Sources of English Words (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Below is a list of different languages and some English words that derive from roots in those languages.
		While in some cases a conclusion may be valid (e.g., Finnish has one word listed and the impact Finnish has had on English is indeed minimal), in others it may not be (e.g., Arabic has about as many words listed as Latin, but the impact of Latin on English is incomparably larger).
		Words marked with a question mark (?) are of uncertain origin, but probably come from that language.
	www.wordorigins.org /loanword.htm (146 words)

	English words of Chinese origin \| Antimoon Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Word History: The history of typhoon presents a perfect example of the long journey that many words made in coming to English.
		The Greek word tuph_n, used both as the name of the father of the winds and a common noun meaning and#8220;whirlwind, typhoon,and#8221; was borrowed into Arabic during the Middle Ages, when Arabic learning both preserved and expanded the classical heritage and passed it on to Europe and other parts of the world.
		In Japanese, the word Tai remains the same and the fû is the sino-japanese reading of "kaze" wind.
	www.antimoon.com /forum/2003/2321.htm (605 words)

	Japanese Super Bargains, Japanese Academic, Japanese Bible, Japanese Biographies, Japanese Business, Japanese ...
		Japanese does resemble Korean in grammatical structure, and though some scholars have suggested that they are related, this remains to be proven.
		Theoretically any Japanese word can be written exclusively in the kana (children's primers are written entirely in katakana) but the large number of homonyms in the language makes this impractical.
		Japanese is generally written vertically beginning on the right, but many texts today are written horizontally to permit the inclusion of English words, Arabic numerals, and mathematical and chemical formulas.
	www.worldlanguage.com /Languages/Japanese.htm (543 words)

	Lorem Ipsum - English Language
		However, the excessive use of Latinate words is often a sign of either pretentiousness (as in the stereotypical policeman's talk of "apprehending the suspect") or obfuscation (as in a military document which says "neutralize" when it means "kill").
		English is noted for the vast size of its active vocabulary and its fluidity.
		The spelling of words often diverges considerably from how they are spoken, and English spelling is often considered to be one of the most difficult to learn of any language that uses an alphabet.
	www.lorem-ipsum.info /english-language (1924 words)

	Open Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Linguistics: Languages: Natural: Indo-European: Germanic: English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		English Contrasted - Native and non-native English-language accents are demonstrated from around the world, through the use of downloadable sound files.
		List of Banished Words - Annual list published by Lake Superior State University of words that should be banished from the English language for misuse, overuse, and just general uselessness.
		New Words In English - Neologisms and new uses of words in English.
	dmoz.org /Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/Indo-European/Germanic/English (827 words)

	yourDictionary.com • Library: Origin of Words II
		English has not borrowed as extensively from Greek as it has from Latin; however, there are still thousands of words borrowed from Greek or based on Greek roots.
		The important point is that the meanings of these words are what they are because of the original meanings of the Greek roots in them.
		Word borrowings for Yiddish are not widely used but they are common in the dialects around New York city.
	www.yourdictionary.com /library/ling008_a.html (1227 words)

	Simple japanese words Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		is generally used for words of native Japanese origin, whereas go- is affixed to words of...
		Japanese is the language spoken on the island nation of Japan, in East Asia.
		At Sakura Japanese Bistro, the tables are set with white cloths and Japanese ceramics, and chopsticks are tucked into artfully folded napkins.
	www.1japanesetattoo48.info /japanese-manga-cartoons/simple-japanese-words.html (635 words)

	Lists of English words of international origin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		These are lists of words in the English language which are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages: de:Lehnwort
		English words of Greek origin (a discussion rather than a list)
		List of English words of Irish origin (List of English words of Gaelic origin, List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin)
	www.infoslurp.com /information/Lists_of_English_words_of_international_origin (115 words)

	dsng.net - the daryl sng blog: English words that are borrowed from Malay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The obvious ones are words for things that are indigenous to the region - plants (durian, rambutan, bamboo, sago, camphor), animals (orang-utan, pangolin, cassowary), and cloth (gingham, sarong).
		The Bahasa Melayu word for "lizard" is cicak.
		The original English pronunciation (te{lm}), sometimes indicated by spelling tay, is found in rimes down to 1762, and remains in many dialects; but the current (ti{lm}) is found already in the 17th c., shown in rimes and by the spelling tee.]
	www.dsng.net /2005/02/english-words-that-are-borrowed-from.html (2417 words)

	KryssTal : Borrowed Words in English
		This is a collection of tables listing words from the many languages that have contributed words to English.
		For some languages the word list is complete; for others (French, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Spanish) only a selection of borrowed words is given as there are so many.
		The World of Words is a very readable history of the European languages, their influences, dialects and prospects for the future.
	www.krysstal.com /borrow.html (534 words)

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		The "Japanese" words in the following list are all legal Scrabble words, as listed in the OSPD3.
		The words in the [square brackets] are the romanized forms of the original Japanese source words.
		Of course there are English words from Japanese spelled the same as other English words, like yen, (which is listed as a different verb form), but I have not tried to include these.
	www.trussel.com /jscrab.htm (400 words)

	Articles: Where it's at
		A discussion on the LINGUIST discussion list about names for @ in various languages produced an enormous response, from which most of the facts which follow are drawn.
		In English the name of the sign seems to be most commonly given as at or, more fully, commercial at, which is the official name given to it in the international standard character sets.
		Even so, as far as English is concerned at is likely to remain the standard name for the symbol.
	www.worldwidewords.org /articles/whereat.htm (907 words)

	Arguments we think creationists should NOT use
		The language of the NT indicates physical descent, which must be true for Jesus to have fulfilled the prophecies that He would be a descendant of Abraham, Jacob, Judah and David.
		The original Greek word translated ‘science’ is gnosis, and in this context refers to the élite esoteric ‘knowledge’ that was the key to the mystery religions, which later developed into the heresy of Gnosticism.
		The problem with using the word ‘theory’ in this case is that scientists use it to mean a well-substantiated explanation of data.
	www.answersingenesis.org /Home/Area/faq/dont_use.asp (4311 words)

	English Words from Chinese
		But as a result of Norman French invaders, a large number of Romance words have also come in, derived mostly from Latin (and somewhat from Greek) so that today about 55% of the words stem from that source although the remaining 45% of the mostly Germanic words are the ones most used in everyday speech.
		Another good source of foreign words which English speakers have not been able to avoid taking into their language are those which describe customs so strange to them that they simply have no local word yet to call them.
		By the way, the English word "hurricane" is borrowed also, from the Caribbean.
	spotlightongames.com /quote/chinesewords.html (1107 words)

	The Arabic language
		An adapted form of this, known as Modern Standard Arabic, is used in books, newspapers, on television and radio, in the mosques, and in conversation between educated Arabs from different countries (for example at international conferences).
		Arabic words are constructed from three-letter "roots" which convey a basic idea.
		You may think you don't speak Arabic but there are more words of Arabic origin in English than you might expect...
	www.al-bab.com /arab/language/lang.htm (639 words)

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		HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
		Go to Microsoft Product Support Services and perform a title search for the words HTTP and 404.
		Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled Web Site Setup, Common Administrative Tasks, and About Custom Error Messages.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_english_words_of_... (121 words)

	Learning a NewLanguage - English Words In Japanese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It's an index to all the Japanese words and phrases discussed in the Mizutanis' Nihongo Notes series and a few other...
		English to Greek English to Italian English to Japanese English to Korean English to Portuguese English to Russian...
		Borrowed English Words from Japanese, You may not have realized it, but the Japanese language has helped play its part in shaping the English language vocabulary.
	www.newlanguage.info /english-words-in-japanese.php (469 words)

	Writing & Language Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lists of references in the following topics (These are PRINT references, NOT Links): Bibliographic guides and bibliographies; Specialised Indexes for the History of Science; Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Chronologies; Biographical Sources; Guides to Scientific Periodicals; and Archival and Manuscript Collections.
		This links is English to Farsi; there's also a Farsi to English dictionary (very cool -- you enter letters by clicking on a Farsi language keyboard) and an online translator (results sent to you by e-mail).
		Alphabetical list of Yiddish words and expressions, with English equivalents.
	www.waterborolibrary.org /writing.htm (4488 words)

	Home Fresh : Article 'List of English words of Chinese origin' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Though the original terms originated from China, the spelling of the English words depends on which dialect the transliterations came from.
		Text: List of English words of Chinese origin
		Scoop three or four shovels full of cement into the bottom of the box, and compact it nicely to form a sturdy one-inch base.
	www.home-fresh.net /DisplayArticle78483.html (712 words)

	kaf0105
		in the wording, it implies that they have some Japanese blood when they are in fact totally of Korean origin.
		This is a problem deeply imbedded in Japanese society, affecting every area of life, its culture, and its government.
		The Japanese government has remained steadfast in its decision not to alter most of the texts that are taught to its youth.
	www.phy.duke.edu /~myhan/kaf0201.html (1366 words)

	ipedia.com: List of English words of Japanese origin Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		List of English words of Japanese origin Article - ipedia.com
		tanuki, the Japanese name for the animal, Nyctereutes procyonoides, known as a raccoon dog in English
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_english_words_of_japanese_origin.html (1554 words)

	ORIGIN - Ultima Online - Main
		If you use the English language, all text that appears in your chat window will go through the translator and appear as English to you.
		It is important to remember that a computer -- not an actual human translator -- translates the text.
		Computerized translations often miss subtle meanings of words and don't accurately present many common sayings, or textual nuances.
	www.uo.com /downloads.html (308 words)

	Online Book Catalog - Overview - Project Gutenberg
		Our browse pages are ideal to view what's in the collection if you are yet undecided on what you want to read.
		If you already know what book you want to read, you may search our database for author name, title, language or words in the full text of the eBook.
		If you are yet undecided, maybe you can find something on our top 100 list.
	www.gutenberg.org /catalog (476 words)

	Business Software Review : Article 'Shinto music' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Japanese government has awarded him the Order of Culture and the Order of the Sacred Treasure.
		Film On October 1, 2003, DreamWorks SKG and Tecmo announced a movie adaptation of Fatal Frame has been fast-tracked.
		Text: List of English words of Japanese origin
	www.business-software-review.org /DisplayArticle83269.html (405 words)

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