[Hoenn] Rename city
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[Hoenn] Rename city
Name & Title: Queen Kahede
E-Mail/Contact: Discord
Nation: Hoennese Realm
Request: Niijima -> Nijima
Notes: (any additional notes not part of the request)
E-Mail/Contact: Discord
Nation: Hoennese Realm
Request: Niijima -> Nijima
Notes: (any additional notes not part of the request)
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Re: [Hoenn] Rename city
An ii for an i makes the whole world blind
Re: [Hoenn] Rename city
Kagoshima dialect (the form of the Japanese language that's standard in Hoenn) lacks vowel length distinctions, so the name of the city is read as ニジマ Nijima standardly (though there are divergent readings like ニッマ Niɂma/Niqma and ニンマ NInma, Nimma).
Hâlian, Magic: The Gathering player/baseball and gridiron fan/computer guy/conlinguist and worldbuilder/tabletop and video game fan too
Re: [Hoenn] Rename city
So vowel length is not distinguished but consonant length is? That's interesting!