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What is 'ya' in the last letters of countries name?

I wonder whether there is commonality in world languages. Most countries have a ‘ya’ sound at the last letters of their name. For example:  India, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Albania, Slovakia, Austria, Kenya, etc. What is this? The...

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