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Re: Language Naming

From:Sheets, Jeff <jsheets@...>
Date:Thursday, January 21, 1999, 22:11
> Very variable. Also distinguish between English/international names for > a language and the names used by the locals, which are often > unrecognizably > different even if originally derived from the language. Sometimes derived > from the neighboring languages in which case may be insulting, i.e. Sioux. >
Do you know of any languages which derive their "nationally" used name from a preceding language upon which it is based? Like if there were a language out there called Ezbangi, and have it directly related to Spanish (Espanol)?