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BERBER SPEAKER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Berber-speaking
1, record 1, English, Berber%2Dspeaking
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Berber-speaker 1, record 1, English, Berber%2Dspeaker
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Berber-speaking peoples of North Africa ... form a relatively homogeneous racial, cultural, and linguistic group ... 1, record 1, English, - Berber%2Dspeaking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Berber: Any of a Moslem people in northern Africa. 2, record 1, English, - Berber%2Dspeaking
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Berber speaker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- berbérophone
1, record 1, French, berb%C3%A9rophone
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui parle la langue berbère. 2, record 1, French, - berb%C3%A9rophone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] aujourd'hui lorsqu'on parle des Berbères on désigne en fait les populations berbérophones. 1, record 1, French, - berb%C3%A9rophone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
berbère : La langue la plus ancienne en Afrique du Nord, parlée par les Berbères. 3, record 1, French, - berb%C3%A9rophone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Berber speaker
1, record 2, English, Berber%20speaker
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Berber-speaker 2, record 2, English, Berber%2Dspeaker
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Berber language area is not a continuous one; it is characterized by small enclaves of Berber speakers often living in relatively isolated communities. 1, record 2, English, - Berber%20speaker
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Berber: any of a Moslem people living in northern Africa. 3, record 2, English, - Berber%20speaker
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- berbérophone
1, record 2, French, berb%C3%A9rophone
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui parle la langue berbère. 2, record 2, French, - berb%C3%A9rophone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Maroc, la proportion de berbérophones serait de l'ordre de 40 p. 100. 3, record 2, French, - berb%C3%A9rophone
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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