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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 5:34 pm (This post was last modified: June 25, 2021 at 5:34 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(June 25, 2021 at 5:28 pm)Brian37 Wrote:
(June 25, 2021 at 4:50 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: 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.

No, ‘Japan’ is a Western name.

If you say to a Japanese, ‘Say “Japan”,’ you’ll hear ‘Japan’. If you ask them the name of their country, you’ll hear ‘Nippon’.

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RE: Countries have different names in different languages - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 25, 2021 at 5:34 pm

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