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Old Posted Nov 17, 2020, 12:23 PM
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Further to the post by @someone123 I get the impression that much of this is still very much being made up as we go along. Given there is not the same history of written language as exists for European language, many of the indigenous names and terms are still evolving based upon interpretation and research by those interested in such things. Regardless, though, many will prove to be a challenge to residents given the spelling and pronunciations are very different and not intuitive to English-speakers.
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