Lots of countries could be renamed for English speakers to something closer to the actual name.
E.g., we just couldn't deal with "Danmark"? And why don't we call it Italia, and the capital Roma? Did that REALLY need to be "anglicized"? And what's so hard about "Nippon"—why name it after a Chinese word? I don't see what's gained by changing these names to Denmark, Italy, and Japan.
What language is "Bharat" though? India has 121 languages, 22 officially recognized, and over 19,500 dialects. Which one is "Bharat", and how'd it win out over all the others?
No the name is actually what native ppl called the land. Infact it's actually written india/bharat on its constitution. India being the name foreigners gave it and bharat being what the local population calls the land
Personally I hate it when cities, states and countries change their names. The city I grew up and the city I did schooling, both changed their names, and I still refuse to call them with their new names.
India is far more catchier than Bharat - and most people misprounounce it to make it sound like a person's name (smaller first a) rather than the country name (longer first a)
But on the plus side, atleast they are not going with "Hindustan"
There was once a time when you called someone an "Indian", it could have meant someone from India, a Native American, or the member of the Cleveland baseball team.
Apparently for future generations, the word will have no meaning at all.
I did some googling for us. They call themselvrs "Nihonjin" which is pretty much...nippon (japan) plus jin (person)
We call them Japan and Japanese because English got its awareness of Japan from the Chinese. "Japan" was derived from the Mandarin or Wu name for the country
Same thing with Germany and Deutschland. Europe already has England, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Finland, Poland, Switzerland and probably a couple more. Why is Germany the exception in this case? And don’t say the world wars, because this was a thing before they happened.
Lots of countries could be renamed for English speakers to something closer to the actual name.
E.g., we just couldn't deal with "Danmark"? And why don't we call it Italia, and the capital Roma? Did that REALLY need to be "anglicized"? And what's so hard about "Nippon"—why name it after a Chinese word? I don't see what's gained by changing these names to Denmark, Italy, and Japan.
What language is "Bharat" though? India has 121 languages, 22 officially recognized, and over 19,500 dialects. Which one is "Bharat", and how'd it win out over all the others?
No the name is actually what native ppl called the land. Infact it's actually written india/bharat on its constitution. India being the name foreigners gave it and bharat being what the local population calls the land
Bharat is Hindi. And you make valid points.
Nippon may be okay except that Nips would be said again, that might not work out well
When is Ukraine going to change back to its native name of Russia? Kek.
Very good.
Keep in mind though that the word India is really an English modification of Sanskrit/Ancient Greek.
But the world is stepping into a new paradigm away from the confines of the the previous centuries.
Does this mean that Native Americans can just go back to being Indians?
Personally I hate it when cities, states and countries change their names. The city I grew up and the city I did schooling, both changed their names, and I still refuse to call them with their new names.
India is far more catchier than Bharat - and most people misprounounce it to make it sound like a person's name (smaller first a) rather than the country name (longer first a)
But on the plus side, atleast they are not going with "Hindustan"
There was once a time when you called someone an "Indian", it could have meant someone from India, a Native American, or the member of the Cleveland baseball team.
Apparently for future generations, the word will have no meaning at all.
Bummer. & when you're talking about an Indian, it does away with the succinctly amusing question, "Dot or feather?"🐸
LMFAO
Lmao
I highly doubt Indians will stop being known as Indian. What will it be? Bharati? Oh please.
Probably will be shortened to Brats
Bharatanians or bharistas
Bharista sounds hilarious
Bharasian
So now it's 'bharat or feather' instead of 'dot or feather'?
Still dot or feather
eh..bharatian food does not have the same ring as Indian food
Japan is technically Nippon..so names can coexist.
Which raises the question, do they call themselves Japanese or Nippons when amongst themselves?
Nipples.
I did some googling for us. They call themselvrs "Nihonjin" which is pretty much...nippon (japan) plus jin (person)
We call them Japan and Japanese because English got its awareness of Japan from the Chinese. "Japan" was derived from the Mandarin or Wu name for the country
Are they going to rename Mumbai back to Bombay?
Same thing with Germany and Deutschland. Europe already has England, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Finland, Poland, Switzerland and probably a couple more. Why is Germany the exception in this case? And don’t say the world wars, because this was a thing before they happened.
So basically. This is going to be like Turkey.
On official documents and Occasions. They use the “Official Name”. But otherwise In popular vernacular it largely remains unchanged.