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Revision as of 17:25, 30 August 2005 by 155.91.19.73 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)An exonym is a name given to one set of people by another, different set of people, where the members of the first set do not use the name to refer to themselves. Any name given to a group of people in a language other than their own may be an exonym if the name is not phonetically identical in both languages.
The use of exonyms is usually ethnocentric and may sometimes amount to cultural imperialism.
List of Exonyms
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| Exonym | Local name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Shqiptarë |
| Basque | Euskaldunak |
| Chinese | Zhongguo ren |
| Eskimo | Inuit |
| German | Deutsch |
| Greek | Έλληνας (Hellene) |
| Gypsy | Rroma, Sinti |
| Hungarian | Magyar |
| Lapps | Sami |
| Vlach | Armân (Aromanian) |
| Welsh | Cymry |
List of English exonyms for German toponyms
List of Exonyms
| Exonym | Creator |
|---|---|
| Byzantine Empire | Hieronymus Wolf, popularized by Montesquieu |
| Sumeria | Akkadians |
List of Countries' Exonyms
| Exonym | Name |
|---|---|
| The Inca | Tawantinsuyu ("Four Corners") |
| The Aztec | Mexica or Tenochca |
| Canton | Guangzhou (廣州) ("Expansive Prefecture") |
| Yucatan | Yucatan means "I do not understand" |
| The Iroquois | Haudenosaunee ("The League of Peace and Power") |
| The Byzantine Empire | The Roman Empire |
| Sumeria | Ki-en-gi ("Place of the Civilized Lords") |
| Sumerians | Sag-gi-ga ("The Black-Headed People") |
| Armenia | Hayastan ("the land of Haik"; see Armenia - Origin and history of the name) |
| Bhutan | Druk Yul ("land of the dragon" in Dzongkha) |
| China | Zhongguo (中國) ("Middle Kingdom") |
| Egypt | Miṣr (مصر) in Arabic, Maṣr in Egyptian dialect; means "a country" or "a state" |
| Finland | Suomi in Finnish, but Finland in Swedish |
| Georgia | Sakartvelo |
| Germany | Deutschland |
| Greece | Ellás (Ελλάς) |
| Hungary | Magyarország |
| India | Bhārat in Hindi, but India is officially recognized too; see Origin of India's name |
| Japan | Nippon / Nihon (日本, "The Sun's Origin"; see Nippon and Nihon) |
| Korea | Chosŏn (Joseon)(조선 / 朝鮮) in North Korea and Hanguk (한국 / 韓國) in South Korea, but Goryeo (고려 / 高麗), the source of Korea, is used as neutral name for Korea; see Names of Korea |
| Maldives | Dhivehi raajj'e ; ("The Islands of Dhivehi People" in Dhivehi language; see History of Maldives) |
| Montenegro | Crna Gora / Црна Гора ("black mountain" in Serbian; see History of Montenegro - Etymology) |
| Morocco | al-Maghrib ("The West" in Arabic; see also Maghrib and Maghreb) |