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The History of Japanese Language

 Japanese has an extensive grammatical system to express politeness and

formality
The plain form(Kudaketa)
The simple polite(Teinei)
The advanced polite(Keigo)

 Its believed to be connected to Ural-Altaic family which includes Turkish,

Mongolian, Manchu and Korean.
 Contain two sets of phonetic syllabaries(approximately 50 syllables each)
and thousands of characters called “Kanji”.
 Japanese language progression:
☆6th-9th centuries A.D : The beginning of the adaptation of Chinese
characters
☆12th century A.D : “Hiragana” and “Katakana” created from kanji.
☆Mid 18th century A.D : adopted “gaigaro”(foreign words) mostly english.
☆16th-17 century A.D : Words from Portugese,Dutch and Spanish.
Directions in Japanese
Vocabulary

 Samaataimu (Summertime)  Suru (To do)

 Gaun (Gown)  Kamu (To bite)
 Hai (Yes)  Au (To meet,interview)
 Õkii (Big)  Kau (To buy)
 Nigai (Bitter)  Demo/Shikashi (But)
 Kayui (Itchy)  Mata (Again,also)
Places

 Basutei (Bus station)

 Mosuku (Mosque)
 Church (Kyokai)
 Gākko (School)
 Yubinkyoka (Post office)
 Kakubutsukan (Museum)
Gender in Japan

 Girl - On’nanoko/ Bishõjo  Boy – Otokonoko/ Bishõnen

Trap/Reverse Traps
• Okama - homosexual guys or crossdress gay.
• Onabe – Boyish girl/crossdress or lesbians
☆Avoid saying in public- Highly Offensive  Traps(Girl) “Bisfauxnen” – Faux
 Traps(Guys) “Otoko no ko” which meaning fake in french and
means male daughter or male Bishõnen means a boy that has a
girl. beauty of a girl.
References

 History of the Japanese Language

 Directions in Japan
 Vocabulary
 Places
 Genders(girl)
 Genders(boy)
 Traps
 Reverse Traps