Re: Hi to the Ukraine from Tokyo
| From: | Padraic Brown <agricola@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, November 23, 2001, 14:08 |
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Am 23.11.01, Y.Penzev yscrifef:
> > Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the English
> > spelling of your city would be Kiev. Or is that
> > another city?
>
> Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine. The official language of Ukraine is
> Ukrainian (it is relative to Russian, but differs from it in many things)
> So this is a transliteration from Ukrainian, which is officially approved
> since gaining independence from Russia. Former spelling 'Kiev ' was from
> Russian.
"Kiev" is the English spelling as well (having been borrowed
via Russian). PC results often in dual spellings on maps
(traditional English + native), so we see KIEV / KYIV. Print
media seem divided, as I've seen both.
And a kingly welcome from the Celtic end of the conlanging
quagmire! Berfe ascadha ocus rotbia failte!
Padraic.
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Bethez gwaz vaz ha leal.
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