FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netimagemessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1116arrow-down1imageRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netFuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square59linkfedilinkfile-text
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-passes-language-law-irritating-president-elect-and-russia-idUSKCN1S110Y/ Literally the whole media switched spelling around this time. iRaq and iRan are silly but the “Kyiv” stuff is different.
minus-square7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year ago germany moral land what the fuck
minus-squareGarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoThese are literal translations of names mostly chosen for sounding at least a little like the country’s name in its own language
minus-squareCloutAtlas [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoDeutschland Deutsch De 德dé (meaning moral or virtuous) 德国déguó
minus-squareKeith@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI assume it’s because it’s like “de” or something i.e. Deutschland
what the fuck
These are literal translations of names mostly chosen for sounding at least a little like the country’s name in its own language
Deutschland
Deutsch
De
德 (meaning moral or virtuous)
德国
I assume it’s because it’s like “de” or something i.e. Deutschland