> :-). But people tend to say "Nihon-Go" rather than
> "Nippon-Go" (both are
> right), so it all depends, I guess.
>
> Perhaps someone can correct it if I am wrong (and if
> Chris cares that much
> about the pronunciation of countries in his list :-)
>
> My apologies for littering the space.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ken
You are correct but, if I might make an addition, the spoken
change from Nippon to Nihon is because it is followed by a
syllable starting with a "hard g" sound. I only lived in Japan
for eight years but I tried to learn as much Japanese as my head
could handle. :-)
Len
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