Roots and Routes (rootsandroutesr) wrote in linguaphiles,
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Why do so many countries' names end in -stan? (Featuring: a surprise North American country)

Hi, fellow linguaphiles! I used to be extremely active in this community under the name satyadasa back in 2008. I made a video on -stan that I thought you'd enjoy. I have others as well, and more in the works. Let me know what you think. Thanks! I'm here in the comments; it's not a drive-by posting.

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