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Hey there, The word I meant to say was DEMONYM, not Denonym...

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< May 25 2008 at 4:07 AM >
Will Rosenberg says...

Hey there,

The word I meant to say was DEMONYM, not Denonym.

Although Denonym is used also as well as Ethnonym.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym simple wiki will do the job.

A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place.

In English, a demonym is often the same as the name of the people's native language: e.g., the "French" (people from France).

The word comes from the Greek word for 'populace' (&#948;&#8134;&#956;&#959;&#962; demos) plus the suffix -onym and was popularized in 1997 by Merriam-Webster editor Paul Dickson in his book Labels for Locals.

The term is not widely employed or known outside geographical circles and does not appear in mainstream dictionaries.

It is used by some geographers, both online and within their studies and teaching.

The topic is: WHY HAITIANS ARE LATINOS: Better yet AFRO-LATINO
This is a reply to Msg 8806
Posted by Will Rosenberg on May 25 2008 at 4:07 AM



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Please avail me to your sources when you write the following (notes 5 & 6). 'Of a total population of 549,549,000, an estimated 100 million are Afro Latin-American [5][6].Approximately 5% of the Latin American population identify themselves or are c > >
Will Rosenberg, 25-May-08 3:29 am
What would the suffix denonym of HISPANIOLA be (i.e.)??? HISPANIOLA = HISPANIOLAN QUISQUEYA = QUISQUEYAN Alexander=Alexandrian Paris = Parisian etc... That is what a denonym is. A denonym is not or does not constitute as being one's > >
Will Rosenberg, 25-May-08 3:42 am
Hey there, The word I meant to say was DEMONYM, not Denonym. Although Denonym is used also as well as Ethnonym. simple wiki will do the job. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a pe > >
Will Rosenberg, 25-May-08 4:07 am