More off-topic drivel: Re: Language and English

From: Dan Kolb <dankolb_at_ox.compsoc.net>
Date: Mon Jan 7 15:28:46 2002

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On Monday 07 Jan 2002 19:10 pm, Hans Franke wrote:
> Standard German: Muenchen (ue = umlaut u)
> Bavarian: Minga (Note, we got our own name :)
> Latin: Monacensis
> Englich: Munich
> French: Munich (Pronounciation differs dramaticly from English)
> Italian: Monaco
> Turkish: Munih (umlaut dots above the u and no dot on the i)
> Czech: Mnichow (Most slavic languages variy here only the
> spelling) Hungarian .... And a lot more I don't remember at the moment.

Polish: Monachium (I think; 'ch' is pronounced just as an 'h', otherwise
it's pronounced just as it's spelled)

Dan
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