Why You Don't Know Country Names - Endonyms and Exonyms (Countryball History)

Ever wondered where countries get their names, and why we don't call some of them by the names they call themselves? Well, in this video I answer those questions and many more. I talk about country names in general and get into detail about Japan, Germany, Greece, Papua New Guinea, Spain, Belgium, New England, and much more!
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[@adikatakes979]

Incredible video. Top class editing. Didn't regret coming here from tiktok

[@GateNerd]

thank you! i’m glad you enjoyed it !

[@gghanoj3679]

THis is so awesome!! Keep making Countryball vids!

[@BiodegradableYTP]

Spotted you in the comments of one of the drawing videos over on the Polandball channel. This is some fascinating stuff, Gate!

[@GateNerd]

thanks! hopefully I'll be putting a video like this out on the polandball page in the next couple months

[@liagamer4265]

1:42 I feel so powerful for being able to read the korean :) "Mihapjungguk" be aware that this is a romanization of how it sounds and the "p" and "k" are really more like very light sounding "b" and "g" but its easier for english speakers to read it like that, Im overexplaining but oh well somebody might learn from this I guess :)

[@abifruitcake]

Great The fact you came up in my reccomendations

[@GateNerd]

that’s a good sign i hope

[@Monker851]

Extremely Underrated Channel, Video quality is top notch

[@bigc__185]

Video was great!! Definitely worth coming over from tiktok

[@GarethWareth]

I've subscribed to loads of history/geography channels over the years, but have a feeling this will become my favourite. Love your TikTok account. You come across as a really nice, genuine and well-researched person. Condense the information into digestible videos and your voice is great for narration.

[@YahgohOG]

Nice video man, very cool!!

[@GateNerd]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

[@kaosonic]

Saw the video on reddit and made sure to come here to like it. Very informative video. Thank you for teaching me some new things!

[@GateNerd]

thank you for going out of your way! that really means a lot

[@wallythewondercorncake8657]

10:20 Zaire was the country's name AFTER colonisation, Congo was the colonial name, which they went back to after Mobutu was deposed

[@walkonwalkonandynwa]

6:53 guinea bissau flag has yellow on top green on bottom

[@zMxchael]

i found this surprisingly interesting for whatever reason

[@aLadNamedNathan]

Turkey officially changed its English name to Turkiye at the U.N. in 2022. Let's see how many average English-speakers go along with that one. I remember Turkey trying this once before (I think it was around 1980), but it went nowhere. Who remembers Kampuchea? There was even a famous concert called "The Concert for Kampuchea." Any guesses? No? It's what we still call Cambodia. Then there's Moldavia becoming Moldova and Ceylon becoming Sri Lanka. I'm sure if I thought hard enough, I'd come up with others.

[@Jay_Kry5hom]

We still call it Turkey and those other countries are the old names before they were colonized

[@Alema213]

Incredible video, I liked the way you explain things, it's understandable and makes you not get lost. :D

[@minekratt6414]

Really cool channel! I expected you to have more then 100k

[@GarethWareth]

An interesting little fact about the name "Cymru" which Welsh call themselves is it means "fellow countrymen." Very different from the English who use the word "foreigner". I'm an English person living in Wales, and I think the difference in approach to naming Wales perfectly sums up the general attitudes of the two nations.

[@sepez]

It depends from combrogi which means fellow countrymen.

[@ludvigbratekas5908]

Great video! Love ur content on here and tiktok. Keep it coming

[@GateNerd]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoy it!

[@jco.r6800]

I like how u put some country ball memes

[@Addicted2Geography]

Followed from your Live today on TikTok...I also run a Geo channel for my students here in Jamaica (primarily)

[@jraph268]

i was hoping for a second video! great job gatenerd this was awesome!

[@yourrightsrx]

these are amazing omg even the little captions. you def got urself a new biggest fan

[@yourrightsrx]

not attempt to pronounce, for your safety Lmaoooo

[@theducknamednewepicla9507]

Great video!

[@SunsetSecondary]

This is awesome. You’re gonna blow up one day

[@user-se1dj5jl3x]

Nice job - and, Ad Astra Per Aspera!

[@micah-zillaasavedrayquaza3234]

Love the use of countryballs you just earned a sub

[@TitaniumTi22]

This channel is underrated

[@janki3353]

Missed a great opportunity to mention Turkey changing to Türkiye! But great video!!

[@darthmarth478]

I learned so much!

[@theboxygenie]

1:15 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think "badger" should be translated as 獾 (huān) instead of 拜格 (which is a brand of knife, apparently).

[@witch3498]

yeah i think you’re right lol. 獾 is the animal

[@GateNerd]

thank u for this comment! my chinese friend corrected me before posting but i forgot to change it:(

[@pvzgamerlegisniana6492]

Nice video, that was long

[@harryli5979]

Love ur vid came from tiktok

[@dingaling487]

Incredible! Reminds me of Brainforbreakfast 😢

[@GateNerd]

That's a great compliment, thank you very much

[@minekratt6414]

What about Türckie ?

[@GateNerd]

that’s a very recent name change. i chose not to cover it for really no real reason other than i didn’t think to

[@minekratt6414]

@@GateNerd ok, just wondering

[@gahahahazaxhauucbsjdjs325]

Noice

[@witch3498]

first!!

[@GateNerd]

third!!

[@virmler]

Looove your videos here and on TikTok - it’s Deutschland (missing a “c” in the video) tho 🥲😅 From a German perspective: Netherlands in German would be „Niederlande“ which kinda translates into „flat land“ which maybe supports the interpretation of “low land”? Hope it helps 🙌🏻

[@GateNerd]

ah, yes, typo! shame i missed that, thanks ofr pointing it out!

[@JJ-smh]

amazing vid, but its Deutschland not Deutshland

[@sepez]

Pro-NUN-see-a-shun

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

Thumbnail shows ‘County’ and title shows ‘Country’. wuz up 👀

[@GateNerd]

If gimp had spellcheck my life would be so much better. Thank you, though, I'll fix that now

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

⁠@@GateNerdplease don’t react to my petty problems! 😂💪