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2026-05-20 23:40 UTC
The nation of Nauru/Naoero may be following eSwatini and Türkiye by changing its English name to be truer to native pronunciation.
<<"Nauru emerged because Naoero could not be properly pronounced by foreign tongues, and was changed not by our choice, but for convenience," the government said in a statement explaining the change.>>
https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/13/world/asia-oceania/pacific-nation-nauru-to-change-name-in-break-from-colonial-past/2342436
#geography #pacific #oceania #micronesia #Geotrivia #trivia #decolonial #decolonization
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