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年々 is 【ねんねん】here, right?
Yes, it is ねんねん.
As an additional comment, ねんねん is the more common in the first place. And you can most probably always read 年々 as ねんねん if it is not followed by particles.
A example of 年々{としどし} is ...
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Is どこ住み ever pronounced どこずみ?
I think ずみ is the more common pronunciation.
Since it is a very colloquial word, it can deviate from ordinary rules, but it seems reasonable to assume 連濁 happens just as in a proper word 部屋住み.
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How should I read 購売部?
It should be 購買部, and 購売部 is plain wrong. And you are right, in a lot of words 買 and 売 do share the same pronunciation バイ. 買 means to buy and 売 means to sell. There is even a word 売買{ばいばい} meaning ...
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How should I read 購売部?
It is こうばいぶ. Apparently 購買部 is the correct one, literally meaning "buying department".
According to this chiebukuro answer, since 購 means "to buy", 購買 is the only possibility and ...
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Popular: モテ vs 人気
モテる is a purely Japanese word. See:
Why are katakana preferred over hiragana or kanji sometimes?
Why is the word オタク written in katakana?
And for the etymology, read these:
What is the etymology of ...
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How to pronounce a name in a book?
You can try to find other sources that describe the person and hopefully include furigana, but that's about it. I think it's more common to encounter a name written with furigana in Japanese language ...
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