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  2. Names of Japan - Wikipedia

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    In the 16th century in Malacca, Portuguese traders first heard from Malay and Indonesian the names Jepang, Jipang, and Jepun. [7] In 1577 it was first recorded in English, spelled Giapan . [ 7 ] At the end of the 16th century, Portuguese missionaries came to coastal islands of Japan and created brief grammars and dictionaries of Middle Japanese ...

  3. Japanese language - Wikipedia

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    Japanese (日本語, Nihongo, ⓘ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people.It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide.

  4. List of Japanese typographic symbols - Wikipedia

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    JIS X 0208 JIS X 0213 Unicode Name(s) Usage 々: 2139: 1-1-25: 3005: noma (ノマ) kuma (クマ) kurikaeshi (繰り返し) dō no jiten (同の字点). Kanji iteration mark.For example, 様様 could be written 様々.

  5. List of English words of Malay origin - Wikipedia

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    from Portuguese Japão or Dutch Japan, acquired from Malay Jepun, itself originated from a Chinese dialect as Jih Pun, literally 'origin of sun'. First known use in English was in the 1570s. [57] Junk (type of boat)

  6. Japanese - Wikipedia

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    Japanese may refer to: . Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia; Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan; Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture

  7. List of country names in various languages (J–P) - Wikipedia

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    J: English name Names in different languages Jamaica: an Iamáice (Irish), Chamaica (Aragonese), Chameka - จาเมกา (Thai), ຈາໄມກາ (Lao ...

  8. Japan - Wikipedia

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    The name for Japan in Japanese is written using the kanji 日本 and is pronounced Nihon or Nippon. [11] Before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in China as Wa (倭, changed in Japan around 757 to 和) and in Japan by the endonym Yamato. [12]

  9. Japanese occupation of British Borneo - Wikipedia

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    The text, in the Malay language, reads "Ya Allah, terpeliharalah kami oleh tentera Jepun daripada aniayai" (O Allah, we are saved from persecution by the Japanese troops). The Tokyo-based Asahi Shimbun newspaper and the Osaka-based Mainichi Shimbun began publication in Malay in both Borneo and the Celebes Island , carrying news on behalf of the ...