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Language of countries

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Wednesday, 13 July 2016, at 5:37 p.m.

In Response To: Language of countries (Bob Koca)

Couldn't tell you. If you're not in a situation where you need to use the name on a regular basis then I can't imagine anyone thinking that you're being disrespectful as opposed to ignorant. If you are in such a situation then presumably the context of your situation will dictate the answer.

As another data point, the Chinese typically refer to the country as 科特迪瓦, which is a phonetic approximation of the French pronunciation. But it's also not uncommon for words in Roman alphabets to get inserted into Chinese texts so you'll also see the French name being used.

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                Bob Koca -- Saturday, 2 July 2016, at 8:56 p.m.
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                            Bob Koca -- Sunday, 3 July 2016, at 2:39 a.m.
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                              Stick -- Monday, 4 July 2016, at 2:33 a.m.
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                                Bob Koca -- Monday, 4 July 2016, at 4:13 a.m.
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                                        Casper Van der Tak -- Wednesday, 13 July 2016, at 7:04 a.m.
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                                          niuniuch -- Wednesday, 13 July 2016, at 8:48 a.m.
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                                            Casper Van der Tak -- Wednesday, 13 July 2016, at 9:12 a.m.
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                                        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 13 July 2016, at 4:54 p.m.
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