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   Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Sunday, 21-May-2023 21:18:13 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

   How do you read/pronounced #ASEAN?

   Within ASEAN, 9 out of 10 member nations pronounce it as “as·yan” (if you watch/listen). But here in the #Philippines most say it as “aa·si·yan”.

   I just heard a third version today: “ey·sea·yan”.

   ⇒ “What if ASEAN Became One Country?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DcvYOlQfgk

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   BONUS:

   For those not familiar with ASEAN, it is a regional group here in South-East Asia. It stands for the “Association of South-East Asian Nations”.

   There are currently 10 member nations, namely:
   * #Brunei
   * #Cambodia
   * #Indonesia
   * #Laos
   * #Malaysia
   * #Myanmar (f. #Burma)
   * Philippines
   * #Singapore
   * #Thailand
   * #Vietnam

   There are two observer (potential member) countries:
   * #PapuaNewGuinea (s. 1976)
   * #TimorLeste (#EastTimor; formerly part of Indonesia) (s. 2002)

   There is also the #ASEANPlusThree (ASEAN+3), the +3 stands for #China, #Japan, and #Korea (#SouthKorea to be specific).

   And the ASEAN+6 that, hopefully, will become the “East Asia Community”, and the added 3 nations are #Australia, #India, and #NewZealand.

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   #InfoDump #InfoDumpOfTheDay #IDOTD

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Sunday, 21-May-2023 21:43:06 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Ahri Boy 💙💛:blobhajtransprideheart:

     @ahriboy Ooooh!!!! And I think there's nothing else stopping Timor-Leste from gaining full member status.

     The last I heard about their membership was they were still lacking in facilities as required by ASEAN, but that was years ago.

     It's about time.

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     @youronlyone@c.im Indonesia is expected to ratify membership of Timor-Leste in the ASEAN.

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Sunday, 21-May-2023 21:46:11 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Tokyo Outsider (337ppm)

     @tokyo_0 Hmm… yeah, I think I heard from a Japanese news program the “aa·si·yan” pronunciation.

     Same, I also think the “asyan” pronunciation won't fit in Nihongo.

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     Tokyo Outsider (337ppm) (tokyo_0@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 21-May-2023 21:46:12 JST Tokyo Outsider (337ppm)

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     @youronlyone Doesn't Japan say aa-si-yan as well? That's how I'd think to say it, and I reckon my pronunciation has been more coloured by Japanese-language coverage than English. Combining "syan" into one sound wouldn't fit too naturally with Japanese language, either. 🤔

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 20:29:53 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Dendan Setia (Nins)
     • Barbara

     @bcmorr Yep, aa·si·yan pronunciation seems natural. When I first heard it mentioned from our neighbors as “ah·syan”, it took me longer to understood them. ^_^;;

     I think that was why you picked-up the Philippine pronunciation, it's more natural to read it as “A-SEA-N”. Of course, not saying the other variations are wrong, it's actually cool (especially since the ASEAN itself did not provide any official pronunciation guide).

     @cendawanita

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     Barbara (bcmorr@mastodon.ie)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 20:30:00 JST Barbara

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     • Dendan Setia (Nins)

     @youronlyone @cendawanita interesting!
     As an outside observer, I have always been unsure how to pronounce it, but I seem to have gone for the Philippines “aa-si-yan” way.
     Funny because that’s one of the 3 ASEAN countries I’ve never been to (the others are Brunei and Myanmar).
     I’ve spent most time in Thailand, as I’ve family there, and I love to travel in the region when I can. And when I can’t, it’s great to follow various people from the area and get their insight and perspective

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     Dendan Setia (Nins) (cendawanita@mefi.social)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 20:30:02 JST Dendan Setia (Nins)

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     @youronlyone
     Lol, I'm gonna check out that video, but I'll be charitable and say that pronunciation is an own-idiolect of the narrator because not even in my circles have i encountered that variation.

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 20:32:31 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Dendan Setia (Nins)
     • Barbara

     @bcmorr

     Oh. And I hope you visit the Philippines one day and be able to complete your ASEAN journey before East Timor officially achieves member status.

     Speaking of Brunei, from what I've heard, almost everything there is free because their king provides what they need. If you visit there, ask them if it is true! (I have no idea if it is.) ^^

     @cendawanita

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 20:38:25 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Aulia Masna

     @aulia “ah·seen”? I didn't know that! That makes sense, “A-Sean”.

     Thank you for sharing! New knowledge ^_^

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     Aulia Masna (aulia@mycrowd.ca)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 20:38:39 JST Aulia Masna

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     @youronlyone Indonesians say it like you would pronounce seance with a short Ah added at the start and obviously without the ce.
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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 20:40:18 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Dendan Setia (Nins)
     • Barbara

     @cendawanita

     😂 Someone will probably cite “non-interference”. 😅

     @bcmorr

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     Dendan Setia (Nins) (cendawanita@mefi.social)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 20:40:20 JST Dendan Setia (Nins)

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     • Barbara

     @youronlyone
     ASEAN, daring to provide a one-size-fits-all declarative statement? 🤣🤣🤣
     @bcmorr