Loanwords
Ateso has taken a number of loanwords, primarily from English and Swahili languages.
Words marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the last letter in the Ateso word is silent.
| English | Ateso | |
|---|---|---|
| Car | Emotoka | |
| Television | Etelevision | |
| Radio | Eredio | |
| Fax Machine | Afakis Mashin | |
| E-emeilo * | ||
| Internet | E-intanet | |
| Computer | Akompiuta | |
| Telephone++ | Etelefoni * | |
| Record Player | Arekod puleya | |
| CD Player | Asidi puleya | |
| DVD player | Adividi puleya | |
| disc | Adisiki * | |
++The Ateso word for a telephone is Etelefoni, however, most Ateso speakers are familiar with the word "Esimu" which comes from Luganda.
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