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BONGO [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Percussion Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bongo
1, record 1, English, bongo
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bongo drum 2, record 1, English, bongo%20drum
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of a pair of connected tuned drums that are played by beating with the hands. 3, record 1, English, - bongo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bongo: The plural form is "bongos" or "bongoes." 4, record 1, English, - bongo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bongo; bongo drum: designations usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - bongo
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bongos
- bongoes
- bongo drums
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à percussion
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bongo
1, record 1, French, bongo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument à percussion formé de deux petits tambours, recouverts de peau et fixés ensemble, que l'on tient entre les jambes. 2, record 1, French, - bongo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bongo : Le pluriel est parfois employé pour désigner l'ensemble constitué par les deux tambours. 3, record 1, French, - bongo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bongo : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - bongo
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bongos
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bongo drum
1, record 2, English, bongo%20drum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bongo drum: an item in the "Musical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category. 2, record 2, English, - bongo%20drum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bongo
1, record 2, French, bongo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bongo : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de musique» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication». 2, record 2, French, - bongo
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-04-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bongo
1, record 3, English, bongo
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This striking species is the largest and most colourful of all African antelope, immediately recognisable by its rich chestnut-red coat, conspicuously striped with 10 to 15 thin, white vertical lines on the torso and rump. 2, record 3, English, - bongo
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bongo
1, record 3, French, bongo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) est un mammifère ruminant de la famille des Bovidés vivant en Afrique centrale. 2, record 3, French, - bongo
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-07-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Bongo
1, record 4, English, Bongo
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Central Sudanic language of the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family spoken by the Bongo, a people of eastern Sudan 1, record 4, English, - Bongo
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bongo
1, record 4, French, bongo
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue nilo-saharienne parlée par les Bongos, groupe ethnique vivant à l'est du Soudan. 1, record 4, French, - bongo
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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