Foreign Words in English

The following English words originated in other languages.
Can you tell what the languages of origin are?
Where are these languages spoken?
How and why does borrowing occur?



Word    Language of Origin   
 chocolate   
 quinine   
 ocelot   
 kayak   
 llama   
 tomato   
 condor   
 igloo   
 tapioca   
 avocado   









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Languages (in alphabetical order):
Inuit, Nahuatl, Quechua, Tupi