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From: claude@trc.mew.co.jp (Claude Huss)
Subject: Re: Original Chinese Language
In-Reply-To: smailer@twain.ucs.umass.edu's message of 21 Dec 1994 17:57:53 GMT
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Ira> : Obvious explanation: Europeans and Japanese got their tea from
Ira> : Fujian coast, where it's te / tea, while Russians got their tea
Ira> : from N. China, where it is cha / chai.  Tibetan word for tea :
Ira> is also cha, they got it from Sichuan.

What sounds weird, though. Spanish and Portuguese people brought
Tea from the same place, but in Spanish is called "Te'" and in Portuguese
is called "Cha'".

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