Sunday, September 6, 2009

AUSTRALIA'S MULTICULTURAL LANGUAGE

Australia is a land of immigrants. Many of the sayings that are part of our language today had their origins from Irish or scottish dialects. However since then Australia's language has continued to grow from migrant arrivals all over the world.

can you guess the countries these words come from?

admiral
algebra
bazaar
bungalow
cappuccino
calico
cotton
dinghy
guru
jungle
lychee
mattress
monsoon
plaza
pyjamas
shampoo
sofa
zero
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47 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:34 PM

    cappuccino is itlian

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  2. UnknownSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:34 PM

    i have no idea
    :)

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:35 PM

    algebra comes from Abbasid dynasty

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  4. ETPSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:35 PM

    sofa is a Turkish word!!! lol im smart

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  5. samuel=SAMSOSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:37 PM

    Shampoo in Anglo-Indian

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  6. ETPSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:37 PM

    guru is a Sanskrit word lol

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:38 PM

    MOONSOON IS ASIAN :) ♥
    T.C

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:38 PM

    Cotton comes from America.

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  9. JD-Jacob DeveridgeSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:39 PM

    zero is french

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:39 PM

    algebra is grEEk...

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  11. Mr CarrotSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    Bluff is from the Netherlands

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    i think.........sofa is french...?

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  13. JD-Jacob DeveridgeSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:41 PM

    bazaar is Russian

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  14. Mr CarrotSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:42 PM

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  15. TimothySeptember 15, 2009 at 6:42 PM

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:44 PM

    lol
    Calico comes from India!!!

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:44 PM

    algebra is arabic

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  18. Good BoySeptember 15, 2009 at 6:46 PM

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  19. Good BoySeptember 15, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    sofa cumfy because it soft

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  20. UnknownSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    yesh i agree

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  21. !!Xinita Latina!!September 15, 2009 at 6:52 PM

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  22. UnknownSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:52 PM

    i think sofa comes from america

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  23. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:53 PM

    algbra is arabic
    copying tom :)

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  24. !!Xinita Latina!!September 15, 2009 at 6:53 PM

    i think...
    pyjamas is spanish???

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  25. ::..lauren..::September 20, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    amiral + sofa come from the middle east :)

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  26. Daniel KangSeptember 20, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    pyjama is spanish

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  27. **Zo€€**September 20, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    i think zero was invented in india

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  28. ::..lauren..::September 20, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    + algebra + monsoon come from the middle east lol

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  29. ::..lauren..::September 20, 2009 at 9:12 PM

    guru is indian :) lol (i found a gwd website lmao)

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  30. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 9:12 PM

    monsoon is asian and i think sofa is.............. american??????

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  31. Mandy =)September 20, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    Sofa comes from America(i think)

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  32. tiMMSeptember 20, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    thee word mattress is arabb
    bungalow is aussie....
    i think :(

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  33. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    sofa!!! ....american

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  34. Michael ZallSeptember 20, 2009 at 9:19 PM

    i think sofa is american and pyjamas is americans as well.

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  35. ChelseaSeptember 20, 2009 at 9:20 PM

    Guru = Is Indian pyjama
    Sofa = Is American
    Bungalow = Aussie
    Pyjama = Spanish

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  36. UnknownSeptember 29, 2009 at 2:26 AM

    Cappuccino = Italiano lol (italian) :)

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  37. UnknownSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    admiral is american :)
    plaza = american :)
    moonsoon=asian :)

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  38. Daniel Mendoza :)September 20, 2010 at 4:36 PM

    Calico comes from India
    Pyjama comes from asia
    Monsoon is from Asia

    Daniel Mendoza

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  39. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:36 PM

    sup is whats up i think its from usa

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  40. UnknownSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    Plaza is Italian and choci with tea is nice

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  41. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    moonsoon is asian

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  42. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    calico india pyjama asia monsoon asia cappuccino italy

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  43. UnknownSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:43 PM

    i like tea and Dookie(Greenday) (:
    mark likes calico with tea
    N calico is from South America somewhere down there maybe brazil chile ummmm umm yeah (aiden)

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  44. (--OssCArr--)September 20, 2010 at 4:45 PM

    koogar
    palazo

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  45. iSeany.comSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:45 PM

    Sofa is a Turkish

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  46. UnknownSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:46 PM

    woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!

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  47. Renae GreigSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:46 PM

    kuba is a lebanese food for mince and cruched wheat

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