Loxdanš/Lesson 7
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Here you will learn about other countries in Low Danish. The way countries are named is by taking the country’s denonym and putting an ending -ën. Related to Danish egn, somewhat related to German -ei, and etymologically related to english own. There is though a rule in Low Danish that states that a name, a proper noun cannot be two separate words. So Anne Mary is actually either Annemary or Anne-Mary.
Examples
[edit | edit source]| English | Rules that apply | Low Danish |
|---|---|---|
| The United Kingdom | Because of the rule of
proper names, the UK is called officially the United English Kingdom. It is called England literally. |
Engelën |
| Germany | Officially called the German Federation | Tyskelën |
| Russia | Officially called the Russian Federation | Rušën |
| The United States | The same rules apply to as the U.K.,
the United States is called officially the Atlantic Federal States, and is called Atlantica literally. |
Atlantën |
| France | Officially called the French Republic | Fransiskën |
| Denmark | Kingdom of Denmark | Danën |
| Sweden | Kingdom of Sweden | Svenën |
| Norway | Kingdom of Norway | Norvën |
| Holland | Kingdom of Holland | Holën |