This endomino map shows in high definition the real names of all countries in their own official language.
The development of Language is undoubtedly one of the most complex systems that man has developed. Of course, this has taken millennia since the first humans set foot on the planet and little by little developed complex ways to communicate. Over time, these they have changed adapting to the needs of each society involved, based on their idiosyncrasies.
Thus, each geographical region took certain aspects of the language that evolved according to the syncretisms and the development of the societies that inhabited them. Later with the advance in the knowledge of the planet, its regions and already established societies, geographical separations were determined that we now know as countries.
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As we already know, each country boasts its own language, which in some cases may involve more than two or three of them. And let’s not leave out the endemic languages that still survive and fight to stay alive in the modern world.
The point is that each country has its own name in its official language, which in most cases we don’t know. So, for example, the region that we call Germany is actually called Bundesrepublik Deutschland. But why?
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exonyms and endonyms
It all comes down to two terms: exonym and endonym The exonym is the common name of a geographic region that is used only outside of the locale or linguistic community. On the contrary, the endonym is the name of a region, used by the people who live within it in their official language.
If you have ever wondered about the endonym names of each country, perhaps this map will lighten your curiosity. It shows a map of the whole world in high definition, within each country the endonym name for it is indicated. And in cases where the country has more than one official language, the most widely spoken in the region was selected.
Discover the real names of all the countries on this map, a new one is learned every day. Who knows, maybe in some situation it will get you out of trouble. Just click here to see the map in high resolution.
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