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''A name by which one people or social group refers to another and by which the group so named does not refer to itself''
Lucy - either you don't understand the defintion of 'exonym' or you don't understand the definition of 'does *not* ---
not - ''In no way; to no degree''
Here are just a few examples.
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1848
(1)'Now look ye here, Syl Varmin, ' answered Jord, somewhat nettled at both remarks, 'I didn't go to tread on your feet but I don't want you to be cutting up any rusties about. You're nothing but a cross-grained critter, anyhow.'
'And you're a darned Melungen.'
'Well, if I am, I ain't a ******-Melungen, anyhow--I'm Indian-Melungen, and that's more 'an you is.'
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(2) JRI - ''Did they call themselves Melungeons? Did they object to being called Melungeons?''
AS- ''No, they wanted you to call them Melungeons, That's what they was."
Alex Stewart- PORTRAIT OF A PIONEER by John Rice Irwin
p.249
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1968
(3)Ivey: "Part of the drama is true?"
Informant: "Yea. Yea. "I'm one myself."... me and her both is.
Informant B; - Male; age 25 Melungeon surname; identifies himself as a Melungeon
Informant H; -Male approximately 45; Melungeon surname; identifies himself as Melungeon
Informant P;- Female; age approximately 78; Melungeon surname; identifies herself as Melungeon
Informant R; - Female age approximately 23; Identifies herself as Melungeon
Informant V;- Male age approximately 21; non-Melungeon surname but speaks of ancestors related to Melungeons
Dissertation by Sandra Keyes Ivey
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