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The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language

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What's the Meaning of Mano Gana Forone Ya? Mano Walloing Lon Withther

Manuogana was a way of writing japanese that could be written in any number of ways. The name comes from a text called the manyosh, which is like a big collection of poetry from the seventh century. Mano gana forone ye. Mano walloing lon withther. We know about it because there was erumb the name comes from an ancient poem. Even if you know japanese now, you can't read it even if you try to like, parse it apart. Think about bringing it back, bringing back manuogana. Yes, let's do it.

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