5-1. Country names, languages, and nationalities

5.1.1 Country names

Four mora European and American countries tend to have the L-H-H-H pattern. (スペイン is an exception.)

America

France

Italia

Mexico

England

Vietnam


Spain (EXCEPTION)


China and Korea do not follow the pattern above. They have the H-L-L-L pattern.

China

Korea

Longer names tend to end in H-L-L. (サウジアラビア is an exception.) 

Australia

Indonesia

Singapole

Ukraine

Ireland

Saudi Arabia (EXCEPTION)

5.1.2 Languages:  ~ご(語)

Languages pronounced in Japanese usually do not have a falling pitch.

Japanese

English

Spanish

French

Chinese

Korean

5.1.3 Nationalities:  ~じん (人)

Nationalities ends in L-L. (にほんじん nihonjin as an exception.) 

American

Chinese

Korean

Russian

Australian

Thai

Japanese (EXCEPTION)