Re: mang(w)a (was: Grie Ka #2)

From: "Hiroshi Kato" <hkato@...>

> > Nik Taylor wrote:
> > > Eh?  How would one write _gwa_ in kana?
> >
> > GU with small WA?
>
> That's right!
>
> Sounds like Japanese people pronounce GUwa as "guwa" but not really.
> Actually, it is pronounced as simple "ga." But in ancient time or in
some
> dialects, it is pronounced as  "gwa," not as "guwa"
> It's like KIya is pronounced as "kya" not as "kiya"
Well, Korean says "manhwa" for that. Both use teh same kanji/hanja for the
word, although is is rarely, if ever, written in Chinese characters in
actual use.

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