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[โ€“] niktemadur@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Spanish in Mexico gets weird with the X:
Mexico - Mejico
Xochimilco - Sochimilco
Mexica - Mechica
Necaxa - Necaksa

[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 years ago

'tis what happens when you staple nahuatl et al onto spanish