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Record 1 2006-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, inhabitants of the island of Anjouan are called "Anjouanais", therefore inhabitants of Mayotte are possibly referred to as "Mahorais" according to the French.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Habitant de Mayotte (île faisant partie de l'archipel des Comores); propre à l'île de Mayotte.

OBS

Ne pas confondre la forme nominale, le nom de l'habitant de Mayotte, qui s'écrit avec une majuscule initiale (un Mahorais, une Mahoraise), et la forme adjectivale qui ne prend pas la majuscule.

Spanish

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