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Old 13th December 2006, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by masa View Post
It depends on which pronounciation the ancestor decided to take first. There are no specific rules. The number of the families whose names are "Hamazaki" and "Nakajima" is larger than that of "Hamasaki" and "Nakashima".
thanks masa for backing me up! that's exactly what my japanese friends told me!
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