Re: Name of Countries

Carlos Thompson wrote:
> Examples:
> Country: Sverige /'sve:rije/ (Sweden)
> Adjective: svensk /svensk/ (Swedish)
> National: svensk | svenska (Suede)
> Language: svenska /'svenska/ (Swedish)
> Etimology:
>   "Sverige" short for "Sveas Rike" meaning "Contry of the Suedes".
>   "Sweden" I don't know, probably from Germanic plural for "Suedes".
> Also found in German as "Schweden"
> Ethnic groups:
>   Svea (Suede)
>   Go"te (Goth)
>   Sami (Lapp in Lappish)
The word for "Svea" in English is Swede. Suede is a kind of leather.
Also, the part about Lapp was somewhat ambiguous. It looks like it
means "Lapp" is the Sami name for themselves, but it's not.