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Record 1 2017-03-20

English

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

An island state in the Pacific Ocean, in Oceania.

OBS

Capital: Nukualofa.

OBS

Inhabitant: Tongan.

OBS

Tonga: common name of the country.

OBS

TO; TON: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
TO
classification system code, see observation
TON
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État d'Océanie.

OBS

Capitale : Nukualofa.

OBS

Habitant : Tongan, Tongane.

OBS

Tonga : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

TO; TON : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

OBS

Le mot «îles» est sous-entendu dans le nom «Tonga», d'où sa nature plurielle.

PHR

aller aux Tonga, visiter les Tonga

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
TO
classification system code, see observation
TON
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Estado insular en Oceanía.

OBS

Capital: Nukualofa.

OBS

Habitante: tongano, tongana.

OBS

Tonga: nombre usual del país.

OBS

TO; TON: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

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Record 2 2011-08-29

English

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

A Bantu language spoken by the Tonga (Tsonga, Thonga ...) people in Mozambique, Zambia and South Africa.

French

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

Langue bantoue parlée par les Tonga (Tsonga, Thonga ...) groupe ethnique habitant la Zambie, le Mozambique et l'Afrique du Sud.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicolingüística, sociolingüística y etnolingüística
OBS

Una de las lenguas oficiales de Sudáfrica.

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Record 3 1996-10-25

English

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

Bantu language of the central eastern area.

OBS

The terminology of this language and of its dialects is still unstable.

French

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

Langue bantoue (section centrale est). Malawi et Tanganyika.

OBS

La terminologie de cette langue et de ses dialectes reste instable.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-10-25

English

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

The Polynesian language of the Tongans.

OBS

Spoken on the Tonga Islands (Friendly Islands) in the southwest Pacific.

OBS

To be distinguished from Tonga and from Thonga (or Tsonga), languages spoken in Africa.

French

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

Langue polynésienne parlée par les Tongans, dans les îles Tonga (îles des Amis), royaume constitué par un archipel de la Polynésie (Océanie) dans l'océan Pacifique sud, au sud des îles Samoa et à l'est des îles Fidji.

Key term(s)
  • tonga

Spanish

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