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Countries have different names in different languages

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Countries have different names in different languages
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RE: Countries have different names in different languages
June 25, 2021 at 5:28 pm
(June 25, 2021 at 4:50 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(June 25, 2021 at 4:45 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Correct me if I am wrong, but the white west pronounces "Japan" "Japan" but isn't the native pronunciation "Nippon"?

You’re wrong. The Japanese pronunciation of ‘Japan’ is ‘Japan’. The Japanese name for Japan is ‘Nippon’ or ‘Nihon’

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Oh my Thor, how would I know, I was only married to a Japanese woman. Trust me, they don't pronounce "Japan" "Japan" that is a western pronunciation. The name for Japan as you said is "Nippon" or "Nihon". "Japan" is a western mispronunciation.
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RE: Countries have different names in different languages - by Brian37 - June 25, 2021 at 5:28 pm

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