Asian Country names in their Main Native Script

9 Feb 2021

Most of us are quite familiar with the names of Asian countries, but how do they actually look like in that country’s native script? And how are they pronounced?

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Map of Asian Country Names in their Native Script

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2 responses to “Asian Country names in their Main Native Script”

charlottejr

Feb 11, 2021 at 2:35 pm

Very cool concept! I just want to point out–I’m not familiar with the other scripts, but Afghanistan is written backwards here. It should be written right to left with the letters connecting, like this: افغانستان

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  Feb 11, 2021 at 2:44 pm
  
  You’re correct, I noticed this later too. Turns out when I copied the text onto the map, it automatically arranged it left to right. However, it has gone completely unnoticed until after I published it.
  
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