Re: List of natlangs

Douglas Koller wrote:

> Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
>      ^^^
Woops.

> > >      Ta Chung-hwa Min-Kuo (Republic of China)
>
> > This is Wade-Giles representation, or a variant thereof, of the
> > pre-1949 name for China, used until recently by the government
> > in Taiwan.  I do not know if they have abandoned this name or not.
>
> Not. But no "Ta".
Yes, what is that doing there, and which "ta" is it?  Also W-G
uses "hua", not "hwa" AFAIK.

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