Ligurian (Romance language) in the form of a substrate or otherwise, can be demonstrated by linguistic evidence. Only the toponyms are known to have survived from ancient Ligurian, the name "Liguria" being the most obvious example. Variants of the Ligurian language are: The Ligurian alphabet has: According to the spelling of the Genoese "Académia Ligùstica do Brénno" Ligurian (Romance language) Ligurian ("ligure" or "lengua ligure") is a Gallo-Italic language spoken in Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco and in the villages of Carloforte and Calasetta in Sardinia. It is part of the Gallo-Italic and Western Romance
Sea of Japan naming dispute use "Mer du Japon". Furthermore, the article "Mer du Japon" does not mention "East Sea" at all. In 2013, Bandai Namco Games, a Japanese game developer, initially presented both names as "Sea of Japan (East Sea)" in "Ace Combat Infinity". There was intense backlash from the Japanese community for including the Korean name at all. In response, the company removed all international borders and labels from the game's maps and heavily blurred them to maintain neutrality. Sea of Japan naming dispute A dispute exists over the international name for the body of water which is bordered by Japan, Korea (North