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==Notable features of Japanese== | ==Notable features of Japanese== | ||
* Japanese uses several different writing systems: | * Japanese uses several different writing systems: | ||
** [[ | ** [[Kanji]], a morphemic writing system using Chinese characters ([[hanzi]]) | ||
** | ** Two [[kana]] alphabets systems, [[katakana]] and [[hiragana]] | ||
** Roomaji, i.e., Latin characters. | ** Roomaji, i.e., Latin characters. | ||
** Also sometimes [[English]] is | ** Also sometimes [[English]] is integrated into there languages as it is fashionable. | ||
== Example == | |||
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The Japanese call there language Nihongo ''Nee Hon Go''. | |||
In Kanji it is written as 日本語。 | |||
In Hiragana it is written as にほんご。 | |||
But it is not written in Katakana because Katakana is used for foreign words or borrowed words from European languages such as restaurant menus and writing the names of foreigners. | |||
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Revision as of 14:03, 14 November 2008
Japanese (日本語、 Pronounced Nee Hon Go is the main language of Japan. It is either an Altaic language, related only to Korean, Chinese, or a language isolate.
Notable features of Japanese
- Japanese uses several different writing systems:
Example
The Japanese call there language Nihongo Nee Hon Go.
In Kanji it is written as 日本語。 In Hiragana it is written as にほんご。 But it is not written in Katakana because Katakana is used for foreign words or borrowed words from European languages such as restaurant menus and writing the names of foreigners.
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