Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts · 10 days agoI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germanymessage-squaremessage-square225linkfedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up1239arrow-down1message-squareI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in GermanyGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts · 10 days agomessage-square225linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretatannlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·9 days agoFrance also uses the world “nippon” as an adjective equivalent of “japanese”
minus-squaresircaclinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 days agoSame both Japón & Nipón for Spanish language but with its phonetics
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 days agoSame in Italian. Giappone and nipponico.
minus-squarecircuitfarmerlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoIt is interesting, because Nippon is a somewhat archaic version in Japanese. They usually say Nihon now. But of course, these exonyms will have been borrowed into these various languages a long time ago, so it kind of makes sense.
minus-squareT00l_shedlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoMaybe it’s just regional for me, but we say Japonais
France also uses the world “nippon” as an adjective equivalent of “japanese”
Same both Japón & Nipón for Spanish language but with its phonetics
Same in Italian. Giappone and nipponico.
I love this exchange.
It is interesting, because Nippon is a somewhat archaic version in Japanese. They usually say Nihon now.
But of course, these exonyms will have been borrowed into these various languages a long time ago, so it kind of makes sense.
Maybe it’s just regional for me, but we say Japonais