Re: Language naming (again)

> Hi all!
>
> I couldn't find the old thread about this, and I just wanted to add one
> thing, so I'll just start a new one.
>
> I just read (in "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language" which y'all
> probably already have read, but anyway) that many Australian aboriginal
> languages are named "this" in their respective languages. Like: "What
> language do you speak?" "This." (Examples: Dhuwal, Dhay'yi, Nhangu)
>
> This has been mentioned before, but what the hey. It's just so funny that
> I have to bring it up again. The names of other tribes' langs are often
> called things like "enemy" (Tapuya), "people" (Carib) and "forest tribes"
> (Macu).
> Although my favourite is "chichimecatl" (lang name "Chichimeca") which
> means "lineage of dogs" :D
>
> Well, that's all.
>
> / Daniel Andreasson
>
> PS. My uni (Stockholm) doesn't have "Describing Morphosyntax" and they
> won't order it either. :~(
>
You've just made me almost want some aboriginals in my conworld.  :)  Is
this language naming unique to Australian Aboriginals?  Anybody know?