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And in english it's "Ivory Coast", in german it's "Elfenbeinküste". None of those is an official name tho, they are quite insistent that's exclusively the fren
by faho 4y ago
And in english it's "Ivory Coast", in german it's "Elfenbeinküste".
None of those is an official name tho, they are quite insistent that's exclusively the french one:
>Therefore, in April 1986, the government declared that Côte d'Ivoire (or, more fully, République de Côte d'Ivoire) would be its formal name for the purposes of diplomatic protocol, and has since officially refused to recognize any translations from French to other languages in its international dealings.
(from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast#Etymology)
- yread 4y agoAt least the coast-kuste and elefant hints are there. Other names are a complete mystery Pobřeží slonoviny Pantai Gading Norsunluurannikko
- nonamesleft 4y agoNorsunluurannikko = elephants bone coast in finnish, likely direct translation from swedish or german.
- teekert 4y agoFunny to note is that this sometimes goes wrong, i.e., in Dutch we have a Witte Neushoorn (White Rhino, or, White Nosehorn if you will), however, this Rhino is not white but it has a wide mouth and English people call (or called) it Wide Rhino... Somewhere someone misunderstood and now we have a White Rhino that is grey.
- jhgb 4y agoWhat names are "a complete mystery"? They're all literally the same name in different languages -- at least the ones you've listed.