Re: Beijing, Zhongguo, etc. (was Re: 'out-' affix in conlangs?)

Den 13. aug. 2008 kl. 16.41 skreiv caeruleancentaur:
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> 1. -as is added to the stem of the place name after palatalizing the
> final consonant, e.g., ilîryas, i.e., Illyria, continues to be the
> name of Albania.
As Illyria and the Roman province of Illyricum in ancient times
correspond roughly to the former Yugoslavia, but comprised only less
than half of the current Albania, with the rest being inside
Macedonia, I am wondering if they are perhaps a little inaccurate in
this.

LEF

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