cgboeree | language names

• Autor: cgboeree
• Tema: language names
• Data: 2004-09-22 19:58
• Mesaje: 775 (presedente, seguente)

Thoughts on possible alternative to native names for adjectives and
languages

adjective forms and names for languages derived from nation, area, or
ethnic group, as follows:

-a, -e, -o > -an
-i >  -ian
-u> -uan
all others > -es

for example:

Sveria (Seden) > sverian
Canada > canadan
Suomi (Finnland) > suomian
Nion (Japan) > niones
Yid (central European Jewish community) > yides
Rom (Gypsies) > romes

note:

Nederland > nederlandes
Island > islandes

but:

Deutxland > deutxes
England > engles
Scotland > scotes

also:

Maldives > maldivan (drop plural before -an)
Isolas Marxal > marxales

sometimes awkward:

Elas > elases
Pacistan > pakistanes

sometimes complex:

Renia Unida > de Renia Unida, o engles, scotes, e cimrian
Statos Unida de America > de SUA, o american