Kevin_Sorbet [none/use name] to the_dunk_tank • 3 years agoLibs stumbling into renaming the capitals of their imperial subjects “Mumbai” and shitimagemessage-square42 fedilinkarrow-up191
arrow-up191imageLibs stumbling into renaming the capitals of their imperial subjects “Mumbai” and shitKevin_Sorbet [none/use name] to the_dunk_tank • 3 years agomessage-square42 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareCollatz_problem [comrade/them]hexbear21·3 years agoBoth "Kyiv" and "Kiev" transliterations are actually horrible. Using Polish alphabet as having the same sounds, Ukrainian transliteration is Kyjiw, Russian is Kijew, although 'e' is undergoung vowel reduction to 'almost i'. link
minus-squareGalaxyBrain [they/them]hexbear21·3 years agoUsing the original Japanese version you can clearly hear that it's Kaiju link
minus-squareKevin_Sorbet [none/use name]hexagonhexbear13·3 years agoIdk I think I’ll go with Glenn from Piscataway, NJ on this one. Keev it is. link
Both "Kyiv" and "Kiev" transliterations are actually horrible. Using Polish alphabet as having the same sounds, Ukrainian transliteration is Kyjiw, Russian is Kijew, although 'e' is undergoung vowel reduction to 'almost i'.
Using the original Japanese version you can clearly hear that it's Kaiju
Idk I think I’ll go with Glenn from Piscataway, NJ on this one. Keev it is.