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KISII [2 records]

Record 1 2021-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
KE-16
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A county of Kenya.

OBS

KE-16: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
KE-16
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Comté du Kenya.

OBS

KE-16 : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A West-Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo family spoken by the Gusii, a Bantu people inhabiting the Kisii district of Nyanza Province, Western Kenya, an area between Lake Victoria and the Tanzanian border.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue nigéro-congolaise du groupe atlantique occidental parlée par les Gusii, peuple Bantou habitant le district de Kisii, le Kenya occidental et une région située entre le lac Victoria et la frontière de la Tanzanie.

Spanish

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