Re: CHAT: Ability of Americans & Europeans to locate each others cities (was Re: The [??] attribute)

Roger Mills <romilly@...> 2002.09.18. 16:52:14 -4h-kor írta:

> Frank George Valoczy wrote:
>
>
> >On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> >
> >> Ouagadougou is the capital of Cameroun (at least when written with the
> French
> >> orthography), former Haute-Volta. I still remember it because such a name
> sound
> >> so silly in a French ear that it's unforgettable :)) .
> >
> >I found it on a globe when I was 6 or 7 and found the name hilarious.
> >
> >BTW Haute-Volta is now called Burkina Faso, it was part of French West
> >Africa.
> >
> This is getting confusing.  I agree with Burkina Faso, which I think used to
> be Mali???, which used to be part of FWA.....?
To make an end:

I can confirm: Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso, former Upper-Volta.
Mali is its northern neighbour, capital Bamako.

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I lúme vin deí asi mosted!
May Heaven give you its grace!

Balazs Sudar <conlang@...>

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