[geeks] Languages [was Re: New Tech Schools: Digital Harbor in Baltimore]

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Sandwich Maker wrote:
> the finns and lapps are suomi and saami, to themselves.  india is
> bharat, to its people.  we named china for the ch'in dynasty,
> centuries in the past; dunno if they still call themselves the middle
> kingdom.  'eskimo' is a name conferred by their neighbors and means
> 'eaters of raw meat', no doubt why they prefer to be called inuit now.

India is "Bharat" only to speakers of Sanskrit-derived languages.

Peace...  Sridhar