on 2/20/01 6:07 PM, Len Paris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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.
You are right for Nihongo "Sun Land Language" (or Japanese language) but
Nihonjin "Sun Land Person" (or Japanese person) does not have the hard g.
BTW Amerikajin American person - Furansujin French person - Furansugo French
Language - Eigo English language.
Peter Smith
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