Comment on What's the rule for which 'national identity adjective' suffix to use?

RegalPotoo@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• master5o1@lemmy.nz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  New Zealand -> Kiwi.

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  • RegalPotoo@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Only in the same way Australia -> Aussie, or England -> pom. Colloquial terms

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    • master5o1@lemmy.nz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      When does a colloquial term become a non-colloquial? Usage by government/official contexts?

      In August 2022, Minister of Immigration Michael Wood referred to 85,000 holders of recently approved New Zealand 2021 resident visas as “new Kiwis”.

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• Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Or just a different word completely. Dutch.

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  • DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Pfft. The Dutch…

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• PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Odd way to spell Kiwi but you do you pal

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Booo I’ma still say New Zealish

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  • Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    New Zealot

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    • sip@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      for aiur

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      • felbane@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Adun toridas.

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• MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  New Zealander is the least odd sounding of the lot.

  New Zealandish

  New Zealandan

  New Zealandese?

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• Wilzax@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Newfoundlander

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  • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah I think if it ends in land it’ll probably be a lander.

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