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'''[[Amerikaens]] vocabulary''', primarily of Germanic and Romance origin, was first formally identified as distinctive from Dutch in the late 17th century. Throughout the early modern period, Amerikaens imported influences from indigenous languages, African languages, Walloon, and Spanish while maintaining contact with the Dutch spoken in [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]]. In 1910, the Amerikaens lexicon began a process of standardisation, mainly in [[New Netherland]] and [[Tussenland]]. Throughout the 20th century, Amerikaens and its dialects and creoles have increasingly developed a distinct vocabularies of their own.
'''[[Amerikaens]] vocabulary''', primarily of Germanic and Romance origin, was first formally identified as distinctive from Dutch in the late 17th century. Throughout the early modern period, Amerikaens imported influences from indigenous languages, African languages, Walloon, and Spanish while maintaining contact with the Dutch spoken in [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]]. In 1910, the Amerikaens lexicon began a process of standardisation, mainly in [[New Netherland]] and [[Tussenland]]. Throughout the 20th century, Amerikaens, along with its dialects and creoles - have increasingly developed distinct vocabularies of their own.


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|''n.''
|''n.''
|/tahɛim/
|/tahɛim/
|Strawberry, strawberries
|Strawberry
|From Unami ''tehim''
|From Unami ''tehim''
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!Sengerengeböm
!Zengerengebom
|''n.''
|''n.''
|/sʲɛŋ.ɡə.ˈrɛŋ.ɡə.boːm/
|/sʲɛŋ.ɡə.ˈrɛŋ.ɡə.boːm/
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|Appam; a thin rice flour pancake from [[Zeylan]]
|Appam; a thin rice flour pancake from [[Zeylan]]
|From Tamil அப்பம்
|From Tamil அப்பம்
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!Kaes
|''n.''
|/kɛːs/
|Cheese
|From Dutch ''kaas''
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|Son
|Son
|From Dutch ''zeun''
|From Dutch ''zeun''
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!Doghter
|''n.''
|/ˈdɔχ.tər/
|Daughter
|From Dutch ''dochter''
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