Re: Country names in national languages

> The idea is to have a list covering all countries (I would add main
> cities if possible), including:
>  ES - Short name in English: i.e. Columbia *
>  EO - Long official name in English: i.e. Republic of Columbia
>  EE - Ethimology in English: from (Christopher) Columbus
>  NL - National language: i.e. Spanish.
>  NS - Short name in national language: i.e. Colombia
>  .. . - pronunciation: /ko"lom.bja/
>  NO - Long official name in national language: i.e. República de
> Colombia
>  .. . - pronunciation: /rre"pu.Bli.ka De ko"lom.bja/
>  .. . - interlinear translation: i.e. Republic of Columbia
>  NE - Ethimology in national language: from (Cristobal) Colón
>  .. . - pronunciation: Colón: /ko"lon/
Lets continue with the Hispanic-American nations, adding the adjectival
forms: EA, EN, NA, NN.

Bolivia:  ES Bolivia. EO Republic of Bolivia.  EE.  In honour to Simon
Bolivar.  EA: Bolivian.  EN Bolivian(s).  NL Spanish.  NS Bolivia
/bo"liBja/  NO República de Bolivia /rre"puBlika De Bo"liBja/ <republic>
<of> <Bolivia>  NE named in honour to Simón Bolívar /bo"liBar/.  NA
boliviano /boli"Bjano/.  NN boliviano(s).

Chile: ES Chile.  EO Republic of Chile.  EA Chilean.  EN Chilean(s).
EE. copied from the Spanish form.  NL Spanish.  NS Chile /"tSile/ or
/"tsile/.  NO República de Chile /rre"puBlika De tSile/ <republic> <of>
<Chile>  NA chileno /tSi"leno/  NN chileno(s)  NE ?

Argentina: ES Argentina.  EO Argentine Republic.  EA Argentine  EN
Argentine(s).  EE. means "of silver".  NL Spanish.  NS (la) Argentina
/la arxen"tina/  NO República Argentina /rre"puBlika arxen"tina/
<republic> <of-silver>.  NA argentino /arxen"tino/  NN argentino(s).  NE
means "of silver" using latin/poetical root.

Uruguay: ES Uruguay.  EO Oriental Republic of Uruguay.  EA Uruguayan.
EN Uruguayan(s).  EE. Ameridindian origin, "Oriental" as it was in the
eastmost province of the Spanish America.  NL Spanish.  NS (el) Uruguay
/el u4u"Gwaj/  NO República Oriental del Uruguay /rre"puBlika o4jen"tal
Del u4u"Gwaj/ <republic> <eastern> <of-the> <Uruguay>.  NA uruguayo
/uru"GwaSo/.  NN uruguayo(s).  NE  Derived from the amerindian name of
the Uruguay river.

Paraguay: ES Paraguay.  EO Republic of Paraguay.  EA Paraguayan.  EN
Paraguayan(s).  EE. Guarani origin from the Paraguay River.  NL Spanish.
NS (el) Paraguay /el pa4a"Gwaj/  NO República del Paraguay /rre"puBlika
Del pa4a"Gwaj/ <republic> <of-the> <Paraguay>.  NA paraguayo
/para"Gwaj\o/.  NN paraguayo(s).  NE  Guarani origin from the Paraguay
River.  NL Guarani.  NS/NO/NA/NN ?

Panama: ES Panama.  EO Republic of Panama.  EA  Panamanian.  EN
Panamanian(s).  EE from the name in Spanish.  NL Spanish.  NS Panamá
/pana"ma/  NO República de Panamá /rre"puBlika De pana"ma/ <republic>
<of> <Panama>  NA panameño /pana"meJo/.  NN panameño(s).  NE ?

Costa Rica: ES Costa Rica.  EO Republic of Costa Rica.  EA  Costa Rican.
EN Costa Rican(s).  EE from the name in Spanish.  NL Spanish.  NS Costa
Rica /"kosta "rrika/  NO República de Costa Rica /rre"puBlika De "kosta
"rrika/ <republic> <of> <coast> <rich>  NA costarricense
/kostarri"sense/.  NN costarricence(s).  NE means Rich Coast.

Nicaragua: ES Nicaragua.  EO Republic of Nicaragua.  EA  Nicaraguan.  EN
Nicaraguan(s).  EE from the name in Spanish.  NL Spanish.  NS Nicaragua
/nika"4aGwa/  NO República de Nicaragua /rre"puBlika De nika"4aGwa/
<republic> <of> <Nicaragua>  NA nicaragüense /nika4a"Gwense/.  NN
nicaraguense(s).  NE ?.

Honduras: ES Honduras.  EO Republic of Honduras.  EA  Honduran.  EN
Honduran(s).  EE from the name in Spanish.  NL Spanish.  NS Honduras
/on"du4as/  NO República de Honduras /rre"puBlika De on"du4as/
<republic> <of> <Honduras>  NA hondureño /ondu"4eJo/.  NN hondureño(s).
NE honduras also means deep places, I am not sure if this is the origin.

El Salvador: ES El Salvador.  EO Republic of El Salvador.  EA
Salvadoran.  EN Salvadoran(s).  EE from the name in Spanish, article
fosilized.  NL Spanish.  NS El Salvador /el salBa"Dor/  NO República de
El Salvador /rre"puBlika De el salBa"Dor/ <republic> <of> <the> <savior>
NA salvadoreño /salBado"4eJo/.  NN salvadoreño(s).  NE means "the
Savior".

Guatemala: ES Guatemala.  EO Republic of Guatemala.  EA  Guatemalan.  EN
Guatemalan(s).  EE from the name in Spanish.  NL Spanish.  NS Guatemala
/gwate"mala/  NO República de Guatemala /rre"puBlika De Gwate"mala/
<republic> <of> <Guatemala>  NA guatemalteco /gwatemal"teko/.  NN
guatemalteco(s).  NE ?, possibly Mayan origen.

Mexico: ES Mexico.  EO United Mexican States.  EA  Mexican.  EN
Mexican(s).  EE from the name in Spanish using traditional orthography.
NL Spanish.  NS México /"mehiko/ (in modern Spanish orthography is
"Méjico", same pronunciation).  NO Estados Unidos Mexicanos /es"taDos
u"niDos mehi"kanos/ <states> <united> <Mexican>  NA mexicano
/mehi"kano/.  NN mexicano(s).  NE from the Meshica people (the Aztecs or
the Nahuatl).

Cuba: ES Cuba.  EO Republic of Cuba.  EA  Cuban.  EN Cuban(s).  EE from
the name in Spanish.  NL Spanish.  NS Cuba /"kuBa/  NO República de Cuba
/rre"puBlika De "kuBa/ <republic> <of> <Cuba>  NA cubano /ku"Bano/.  NN
cubano(s).  NE ?.

Dominican Republic: ES Dominican Republic.  EO Dominican Republic.  EA
Dominican.  EN Dominican(s).  EE translated from Spanish.  NL Spanish.
NS República Dominicana.  NO República Dominicana /rre"puBlika
Domini"kana/ <republic> <Dominican>  NA dominicano /domini"kano/.  NN
dominicano(s).  NE from Santo Domingo (Dominic).

Puerto Rico: ES Puerto Rico.  EO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.  EA
Puerto Rican.  EN Puerto Rican(s).  EE from the name in Spanish.  NL
Spanish.  NS Puerto Rico /"pwerto "rriko/  NO Estado Libre Asociado de
Puerto Rico /es"taDo "liB4e aso"sjaDo De "pwerto "rriko/ <state> <free>
<associated> <of> <port> <rich>  NA puertorriqueño /pwertorri"keJo/.  NN
puertorriqueño(s).  NE means Rich Port.  NL English.

Spain: ES Spain.  EO Kingdom of Spain.  EA  Spanish.  EN Spaniard(s).
EE ?.  NL Spanish (Castilian).  NS España /es"paJa/  NO (Reino de)
España /"rrejno De es"paJa/ <kingdom> <of> <Spain>  NA español
/espa"Jol/.  NN español(es).  NE ?.  NL Catalan.  NS Espanya.  NL
Galician.  NS ?.  NL Basque.  NS ?.

Peru: EA Peruvian.  EN Peruvian(s).  NA peruano /pe"4wano/. NN
peruano(s).

-- Carlos Th

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