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   
 voodoo   
 okra   
 banjo   
 bongo   
 canary   
 marimba   
 dengue   
 cola   
 tsetse   
 zombie   









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Languages (in alphabetical order):
Ewe, Ibo, Kimbundo, Kongo, Swahili, Temne, Tswana