Language+in+the+British+empire

= LANGUAGE = There were many languages spoken in the British empire, they consisted of- English, which was the most common, Welsh, Gaelic, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarti. The British had colonies in Canada, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan, Egypt, Nigeria, Australia, New Zealand, Guyana, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and Pakistan. These countries all have areas in which English can be spoken. The British took words from the Hindu language, while there were many british people in India. These are some words that are orrigianally Indian- Avatar, Bandana, Bangle, Cheetah, Guru, Jungle, Karma, Pyjamas, Shampoo, Yoga, and many others. These are very common words spoken in the English language, but originaly came from Hindi language. In the British empire there were many continents spanned- Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America. The British empire was very strong because they had people living in all of these countries, helping them with trade. The English language is a West Germanic language,originating from England.Over fifty percent of the English language is derived from Latin [] []


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