Talk:Czech exonyms

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what is this for?[edit]

Why do lists like this exist? Who looks at them?

Arabic exonyms has recently developed into something possibly interesting: it is restricted to those names that either are unrelated to their translations or shed light on the etymologies of names used in other languages (mostly in Spain).

That Czech – like every other language – has names for places known to its speakers, adapted to its phonology, is trivial. —Tamfang (talk) 17:44, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I look at them. If you think it's trivial, saunter on back over to the List of Pokémon (441–493) or List of manga series by volume count and don't waste time here. — AjaxSmack 23:16, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I've found one user who admits to looking at lists of exonyms. Why?

Neither of the pages you mention is a bare list; List of Pokémon (441–493) contains (or links to) a paragraph for each entry, and List of manga series by volume count adds information (the ranking).

A list of Pokémon (for example) is inherently limited, and I can imagine someone clicking on each link in it. A list of exonyms is limited only by the energy of the contributors, and I still haven't found anyone who'll say how it's useful. —Tamfang (talk) 00:21, 18 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Slovakia[edit]

Why are there no Czech exonymns for places in Slovakia ? Looks bogus to me.Eregli bob (talk) 15:13, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Czech and Slovak are closely related and mutually intelligible languages, which means that a native proper name in one of the languages normally works as a good enough native name in the other language. There may be some rare exceptions, but I honestly can't remember any ATM (except for the historical name Prešpurk (Czech) vs. Prešporok (Slovak), which is of German origin anyway, and is currently called Bratislava in both languages).—Emil J. 15:33, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]