Why a place name can outlast a language
A river or settlement keeps drawing new speakers even as languages change. Borrowed sounds, official maps and living local knowledge explain why old names persist, shift, disappear from records or return.
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A river or settlement keeps drawing new speakers even as languages change. Borrowed sounds, official maps and living local knowledge explain why old names persist, shift, disappear from records or return.