Use the following notation to convert a nation (or other region) to the adjective denoting its inhabitants:

ITALY becomes ITALIAN: -Y+IAN

SPAIN becomes SPANISH: -IN+NISH

What nations (or non-nations) give the following transformations?

  1. -A
  2. -Y
  3. -O+AN
  4. +VIAN
  5. -CE+K
  6. -A+E
  7. -AL+UESE
  8. -EY+ISH
  9. -A+IAN
  10. +N
  11. (no change)
  12. -UM+AN
  13. -ON+ESE
  14. +IC

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