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Structure of Cultural Literature Quick Check
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Question
Words such as loot, safari, and cartoon are words found in the English language. However, these words are actually from heritage languages. What are these words called?(1 point)
Responses

inherited words
inherited words

root words
root words

original words
original words

borrowed words
borrowed words
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1 answer

The correct answer is borrowed words. These are words that have been adopted from one language into another, often retaining their original meaning.