endonym
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endonym (plural endonyms)
A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
Synonym: autonym
Antonyms: exonym, xenonym
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Campbell 1997 To the Aztecs themselves the word "aztec" was not an endonym for any particular ethnic group.
Batty (2008) If the name is an endonym, then this derivation is unlikely, as most endonyms have flattering meanings (e.g. "brave", "strong", "noble").
Therefore, the root required to verify this endonym would be "(a)zigh", free, this however is also missing from Tamazight 's lexicon, but may be related to the well attested "aze" strong, "Tizzit" bravery, or "jeghegh" citation to be brave/courageous.
The Yankton and Yanktonai Dakota (Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋ and Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna; "Village-at-the-end" and "Little village-at-the-end"), collectively also referred to by the endonym Wičhíyena, reside in the Minnesota River area.
The proposal would change the English name of indigenous Fijians from "Fijians" to itaukei, the Fijian language endonym for indigenous Fijians.
These terms as an endonym and as native toponyms for the country are based on the same common root alban and its rhotacized equivalents arban, albar, and arbar.