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Japan: The word "Japan" to describe the islands/state/people off the coast of China is an end result of a long-chain of corruptions. It is derived from Marco Polo's recording of the early Mandarin or Wu Cipangu, pronounced more like "Zapan". From there, the old Malay word of Jepang was derived, and in turn given to Portuguese traders, who gave it to the English, who first recorded it as "Giapan".
The "Japanese" call their island "Nippon" or "Nihon", their language "Nihongo", and themselves the "Nihonjin" or "Nipponjin".
Japan: The word "Japan" to describe the islands/state/people off the coast of China is an end result of a long-chain of corruptions. It is derived from Marco Polo's recording of the early Mandarin or Wu Cipangu, pronounced more like "Zapan". From there, the old Malay word of Jepang was derived, and in turn given to Portuguese traders, who gave it to the English, who first recorded it as "Giapan".
The "Japanese" call their island "Nippon" or "Nihon", their language "Nihongo", and themselves the "Nihonjin" or "Nipponjin".