Re: So it is true...


Paul J Kriha wrote:

>
> BTW, did you know that the Slovak word for "Slovenia"
> is exactly the same as Slovenian word for "Slovakia".
> Their words for their respective countries are different.
>
> pjk
>
> P.S.
> The reason why I don't say what the actual Slovak word
> for Slovenia (and vice versa) is is that I forgot how it's
> exactly spelled. I have no idea how and where to look it up.
> Any Slovaks or Slovenes listening? :-)

? In Slovene, Slovakia appears to be Slovas^ka, while Slovenia is
Slovenija (adjective slovenski). In Slovak, of course, Slovakia is
Slovensko (adjective slovensky') while Slovenia is Slovinsko.
The nearest match is in the adjectives each country uses to describe
itself, rather than what they call each other, unless I'm missing some
less common synonyms. (I have very little Slovene and my Slovak is
mostly passive, so that's highly possible)

There does seem to be a distinct shortage of ethnonyms in the Slav
world. (Serbs and Sorbs represent another one which occurs in 2
places).
Not sure what one can do about it at this point though...

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