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Re:Japanese Words and Names Sound African. Why? by latentsea on Sunday June 16, 2024 @06:47PM (#40700738)
If you know Japanese go to Google maps and scroll around New Zealand and see how many Maori place names actually make sense in Japanese.

There's quite a few fun ones that do. Paraparaumu, matamata, tearai etc. Plenty more.

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