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could you change it to 'Amazigh' not 'Berber' ?
(sorry if this is the wrong place to write this)It would be greatly appreciated if you could change the title of the '''''Berber''''' names section to 'Amazigh'. Imazighen* people generally consider 'Berber' offensive because it means 'barbarian'!!
since you currently write "Berber (Amazigh)" you could maybe swap them if you still want people to find that section by searching 'Berber' ? But if you could change the section title it would be great!!
*Amazigh=singular, Imazighen=plural
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What is the best word here? *Amazigh=singular, Imazighen=plural, or Tamazight (a generic term for the Berber languages)?
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Attn: Mike CThe etymology of Berber actually means "foreigner." I still understand that if it is offensive to a group of people despite not being the correct etymology, it should probably be changed.
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And when we're at it...The language of the Mapuche (Native Americans of Chile) is called Mapudungun, not Mapuche.
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Yes, and there is no "Dagestani" language. Dagestan is a multiethnic region with pretty evenly distributed demographics and no "dominant" ethnic group. The main languages of Dagestan are Avar (already in the database), Lak, Lezgian, Kumyk, Dargin, etc… and the list goes on. These languages aren't related to each other (ex. Kumyk is from the Turkic language family while Avar, Lezgian, Lak, etc… are of the Northeast Caucasian family), so I believe they deserve their own categories.
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Keep in mind that a "usage" is not necessary a language. It is a language or a culture.
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Alright, I see.
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ah, the place i read it before only listed one translation. checking again its translated "foreign", "barbaric" & "non-Greek speaking". (sorry to be all pedantic abt replying)
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