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The adjective forms for countries and
the names for citizens of countries
are often
confusing in English. This happens for two reasons. First, there
is no easy way to change a country's name to its
adjective form because
several different endings
are used for this purpose. Second, the words
for
nationalities are often the same as the adjective forms, but
not always.
Here is
more information on names of
countries, their adjective
forms,
and the words
used for their
citizens.
Countries,
Adjective Forms,
and
Nationalities (#7)
|
country |
|
adjective |
|
nationality |
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| Jamaica |
|
Jamaican |
|
Jamaican |
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| Japan |
|
Japanese |
|
Japanese |
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| Jordan |
|
Jordanian |
|
Jordanian |
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| Kazakhstan |
|
Kazakhstani* |
|
Kazakhstani* |
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| Kenya |
|
Kenyan |
|
Kenyan |
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| Kiribati* |
|
I-Kiribati |
|
I-Kiribati |
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| Korea,
North* |
|
Korean* |
|
Korean* |
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| Korea,
South* |
|
Korean* |
|
Korean* |
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| Kuwait |
|
Kuwaiti |
|
Kuwaiti |
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| Kyrgyzstan |
|
Kyrgyzstani* |
|
Kyrgyzstani* |
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Special Notes:
| 1. |
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Kazakh
is sometimes used as a
nationality
form for
Kazakhstan, but Kazakhstani is actually proper:
Kazakh is
the language,
not the nationality form. |
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| 2. |
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Kiribati
is pronounced something
like Ki-ri-BASS. |
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| 3. |
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When
Korean is used as a nationality form, the reference
is generally to South
Korea. When the reference
is to
North
Korea, North Korean is
generally used. |
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| 4. |
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Kyrgyz
is sometimes used as a
nationality form for
Kyrgyzstan, but Kyrgyzstani is actually proper:
Kyrgyz is
the language, not the nationality form. |
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