internet: Zombie

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A zombie (Haitian French: zombi; Haitian Creole: zonbi; Kikongo: zumbi) is a legendary undead being created through the reanimation of a cadaver, a corporeal manifestation of the revenant type. In modern popular culture, zombies often appear in horror genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in which a zombie is a dead body reanimated through magic by a bokor sorcerer. Modern media depictions of the reanimation of the dead often do not involve magic but rather science fictional methods such as fungi, radiation, gases, infection, diseases, plants, bacteria, viruses, etc. The English word zombie was first recorded in the 18th century; dictionaries trace its origins to Bantu language…

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The following list names English words that originate from African languages. Adinkra – from Akan, visual symbols that represent concepts or aphorisms. Andriana – from Malagasy, aristocratic noble class of the Kingdom of Madagascar apartheid – from Afrikaans, "separateness" Aṣẹ - from Yoruba, "I affirm" or "make it happen" ammonia – from the Egyptian language in reference to the god Amun Bantu - from Bantu languages, "people" babalawo – from Yoruba, priest of traditional Yoruba religion banana – adopted from Wolof via Spanish or Portuguese banjo – from Mandinka bangoe, which refers to the Akonting basenji – breed of dog from Central Africa – Congo, Central African Republic etc. Biafran – ex…

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The Invention of the Word “Silhouette” (18th century)

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Haitian Creole (Haitian Creole: kreyòl ayisyen, [kɣejɔl ajisjɛ̃]), or simply Creole (kreyòl), is a French-based creole language. It is spoken by over 13 million people worldwide, primarily Haitian citizens and the Haitian diaspora. It is one of the two official languages of Haiti (the other being French), where it is the native language of the vast majority of the population. It is also the most widely spoken creole language in the world. The three main dialects of Haitian Creole are the Northern, Central, and Southern dialects; the Northern dialect is predominantly spoken in Cap-Haïtien, the Central in Port-au-Prince, and the Southern in Les Cayes. The language emerged from contact between…