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2956541 No.2956541 [Reply] [Original]

The 'wi' in Tewi is an obsolete kana dropped from the Japanese language in 1946. In modern Japanese, her name should be pronounced and written "Tei" (as it is in TH09). Of course, since she's 1300 years old, she would have received her name centuries before that.

>> No.2956546

there are no buses in gensokyou

>> No.2956548
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2956548

So how do the Japanese spell out "Wii" then?

>> No.2956549

>>2956548
With a u.

>> No.2956550

>since she's 1300 years old
Bullshit, Tewi is at least ~2800, more like 4000+. Go correct that on the Wiki.

>> No.2956570

If it was tei it would be spelt tei.

>> No.2956645

てゐ

>> No.2956648

>>2956548
ウィー？

>> No.2956661

>>The 'wi' in Tewi is an obsolete kana dropped from the Mooninite language in 1946. In modern Mooninite, her name should be pronounced and written "Tei"

english language doesn't use kana nor made w obsolete though, so it's still tewi in english.

not to mention "tei" sounds really stupid.

>> No.2956780

Tewi is Beatrice?

>> No.2956816

I fucking love these threads.

http://archive.easymodo.net/cgi-board.pl/jp?task=search&search_text=%2Bpronounce+%2Btewi

>> No.2957464

Where did the wiki editors get those ages from, anyway ?

>> No.2957474

Her name is Tewi and is pronounced tei.

End of story.

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>>2956541
Done:
http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Tewi_Inaba#Main_Profile

Now there shall be no more confusion.

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