Cina or Caina
Cina or Caina
From Neraca
The state television (TVRI) has been pronouncing Cina (China)
as Caina lately. The TVRI newscaster sometimes makes a slip of
tongue and says Cina instead of Caina.
The public may wonder why Cina should become Caina. The term
Cina has in fact been used for decades here without causing any
problems in society. Or is it because Indonesia has reestablished
diplomatic relations with China that the pronunciation has been
changed to Caina?
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