African Words in English
- aardvark – Afrikaans, for "earth pig"
- apartheid – Afrikaans, for "separate living"
- banana – Wolof, for the fruit
- banjo – Bantu, for the instrument
- chigger – Wolof and Yoruba, for "insect"
- chimpanzee – Tshiluba, for the animal
- cola – Temne, for the kola nut
- gumbo – Bantu, for "okra"
- merengue – Fulani, for "shake"
- mojo – Fula, for "medicine man"
- safari – Swahili, for "travel"
- trek – Afrikaans, for "move"
- voodoo – Ewe, for "spirit"
- zombie – Kimbundu, for "god"