Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 天前I felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germanymessage-squaremessage-square225fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up1237arrow-down1message-squareI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in GermanyGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 天前message-square225fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretatann@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·6 天前France also uses the world “nippon” as an adjective equivalent of “japanese”
minus-squaresircac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 天前Same both Japón & Nipón for Spanish language but with its phonetics
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 天前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.
minus-squareT00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 天前Maybe it’s just regional for me, but we say Japonais
In France it’s called Japon.
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