Country-Name Etymologies: A WhatsApp Group Challenge
By CONNECTPALS
Where did country names come from? If you’re asking the same question, we’ve got you covered.
We’ve created a WhatsApp group challenge today to find out the country name etymologies and origins; and hear them directly from the citizens themselves.
We’re more than happy to share this with you, our readers here at ConnectPals!
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With 30+ nationalities participating in this challenge, here are the audios shared by each participant explaining how did his country get its name today. So get your earphones ready!
Let us know if we missed your country by leaving a reply in the comment section below.
Below is the detailed instruction of the group challenge that we provided to each participant.
🌍CHALLENGE OF THE DAY🌏
Let’s talk about your country’s “etymology”. In only about ONE MINUTE of audio, explain where does the name of your country comes from.
Hint: There is an etymology section on every country’s Wikipedia page. If you find it hard to explain it in English, just read that section aloud.
🎙Introduce yourself first (name and country)
🎙Then proceed with your explanation (in English).
WhatsApp Group Challenge: Country Name Etymologies
🇦🇴 Angola & its etymology (audio of an Angolan)
🇦🇺 Australia & its etymology (audio of an Australian)
🇧🇷 Brazil & its etymology (audio of a Brazilian)
🇨🇱 Chile & its etymology (audio of a Chilean)
🇨🇳 China & its etymology (audio of a Chinese)
🇭🇷 Croatia & its etymology (audio of a Croatian)
🇩🇰 Denmark & its etymology (audio of a Danish)
🇪🇨 Ecuador & its etymology (audio of an Ecuadorian)
🇬🇷 Greece & its etymology (audio of a Greek)
🇭🇺 Hungary & its etymology (audio of a Hungarian)
🇮🇳 India & its etymology (audio of an Indian)
🇮🇩 Indonesia & its etymology (audio of an Indonesian)
🇮🇷 Iran & its etymology (audio of an Iranian)
🇮🇱 Israel & its etymology (audio of an Israeli)
🇮🇹 Italy & its etymology (audio of an Italian)
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan & its etymology (audio of a Kazakh)
🇲🇽 Mexico & its etymology (audio of a Mexican)
🇵🇰 Pakistan & its etymology (audio of a Pakistani)
🇵🇪 Peru & its etymology (audio of a Peruvian)
🇵🇭 Philippines & its etymology (audio of a Filipino)
🇹🇷 Turkey & its etymology (audio of a Turkish)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia & its etymology (audio of a Saudi)
🇰🇷 South Korea & its etymology (audio of a Korean)
🇬🇧 U.K. & its etymology (audio of a British)
🇺🇸 U.S.A. & its etymology (audio of an American)
🇻🇳 Vietnam & its etymology (audio of a Vietnamese)
So there you have those country-name etymologies!
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