note: this page writes latin with acutes, j's, v's, and digraphs, which are only included for pronunciation, and shouldn't actually be used.
to create demonyms:
- check if there is a classical latin demonym
- if it ends with -ia (or -ja), use -us
- if it ends with -a, use -ánus
- otherwise, use -énsis
- for multiple words, remove "sánctus", "et", etc. and/or combine it together
- Sáncta Lúcia -> Lúciánus
- Sánctus Chrístophorus et Névis -> Chrístophorinévénsis
here are some notes on romanization:
Greek
romanize using the roman system for ancient greek with the original ancient greek form
- Φρεαττύδα (Phreattyda) -> Phreattys
Mandarin
use this system, add a suffix at the end:
- m -> m
- n -> n
- nkʰ -> n-ch
- np -> mp
- nm -> mm
- ŋ ->
- ŋ(n/m) -> g
- ŋkʰ -> nch
- ŋ(pʰ/tʰ) -> nch
- ŋ(p/t/all sibilants/f/l/ʐ) -> nc
- ŋh -> ngh
- ŋV -> ng'V
- -ŋ -> -ng-
- Pʰ -> Ph
- P -> P
- s, ɕ -> s
- ʂ -> sc (or merge with s)
- ts, tɕ -> ts
- tʂ -> tsc (or merge with ts)
- tsʰ, tɕʰ -> tsh
- tʂʰ -> tsch (or merge with tsh)
- f -> f
- x -> h
- l -> l
- ʐ -> z
- j -> j
- w -> v
- ɥ -> jv
- i -> i
- u -> u
- ʊ -> u
- y -> y
- ɤ -> o
- e -> e
- ə -> e
- o -> o
- ɛ -> e
- a -> a
- ɹ̩ -> ur
- ɚ -> er
for example:
- 习近平 (Xi Jinping) -> Timphingus Sius
- 陝西 (Shaanxi) -> Scansi Singanénsis
- 沅江 (Yuan River) -> Jven Flúmen
English
try to find latin terms, and otherwise take the pronunciation and add a suffix
use a second word to clear up ambiguity
- New York -> Novum Eborácum
- Sydney -> Sidnium
Korean
use this system with a suffix:
- m: m
- n: n
- ŋ: ng
- ŋ(k/k͈/kʰ): n
- ŋ(t): ng
- ŋ(t͈): nc
- ŋ(tʰ/pʰ): nch
- ŋn: gn
- ŋm: gm
- ŋ(V/j/w/ɰ): ng-
- ŋs: nx
- p: p; t: t; ts: ts; k: c; kw: qu
- -p-, -p: b; -t-, -t: d; -ts-, -ts: dz; -k-, -k: g
- p͈: b; t͈: d; t͈s: dz; k͈: g
- -p͈-: p; -t͈-: t; -t͈s-: ts -k͈-, -k͈: c
- pʰ: ph; tʰ: th; tsʰ: tsh; kʰ: ch
- s: s; s͈: z
- h: h
- l: l
- ɾ: r
- i: i
- ɯ: y
- u: u
- e: é
- ɛ: e
- o: ó
- ʌ: o
- wi: ý
- ve: ve
- ɰi: vi
- w: v; j: j
- ks: x
- 서울 (Seoul): Sourum
- 강화 (Ganghwa): Cangfa
- 대전 (Daejeon): Tedzona
- 익산 (Iksan): Ixana
- 의성 (Uiseong): Visonga
- 영광 (Yeonggwang): Jonguanga
- 광주 (Gwangju): Quangdzúvia
- 인제 (Inje): Indzéa
- 군위 (Gunwi): Cunýa
- 고성 (Goseong): Cósong
- 경기 (Gyeonggi): Cjonggia
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