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TONGAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Tongan
1, record 1, English, Tongan
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A native or long-term resident of Tonga, in Oceania. 2, record 1, English, - Tongan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Tongan
1, record 1, French, Tongan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Tongane 2, record 1, French, Tongane
correct, feminine noun
- Tongien 3, record 1, French, Tongien
correct, masculine noun
- Tongienne 3, record 1, French, Tongienne
correct, feminine noun
- Tonguien 4, record 1, French, Tonguien
correct, masculine noun
- Tonguienne 5, record 1, French, Tonguienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne née aux Tonga, en Océanie, ou qui y habite. 6, record 1, French, - Tongan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tongano
1, record 1, Spanish, tongano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tongana 2, record 1, Spanish, tongana
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona nativa o habitante de Tonga, en Oceanía. 3, record 1, Spanish, - tongano
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-10-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Tonga
1, record 2, English, Tonga
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Tongan 2, record 2, English, Tongan
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The Polynesian language of the Tongans. 1, record 2, English, - Tonga
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Spoken on the Tonga Islands (Friendly Islands) in the southwest Pacific. 3, record 2, English, - Tonga
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
To be distinguished from Tonga and from Thonga (or Tsonga), languages spoken in Africa. 3, record 2, English, - Tonga
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tongan
1, record 2, French, tongan
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, French, - tongan
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tonga
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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