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FRENCH WEST AFRICA [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geographical Names
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- French Equatorial Africa
1, record 1, English, French%20Equatorial%20Africa
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- French Congo 1, record 1, English, French%20Congo
former designation, correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Occasionally shortened to Equatorial Africa. Former federation of French possessions, west central Africa. 1, record 1, English, - French%20Equatorial%20Africa
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Equatorial Africa
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géographiques
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Afrique Équatoriale Française
1, record 1, French, Afrique%20%C3%89quatoriale%20Fran%C3%A7aise
feminine noun, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gouvernement général qui de 1910 à 1958, groupa en une fédération les quatre territoires français du Tchad au nord, de l'Oubangui-Chari au centre, du Moyen-Congo et du Gabon au sud. 2, record 1, French, - Afrique%20%C3%89quatoriale%20Fran%C3%A7aise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Birrimian
1, record 2, English, Birrimian
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Sahara region of North Africa, two major rock divisions have been observed; the lower is known as Suggarian and the upper, Pharusian. To the southwest, in former French West Africa and Ghana, the names Dahomeyan, Birrimian and Tarkwaian have been used over a large area. 2, record 2, English, - Birrimian
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Birrimian formation. 3, record 2, English, - Birrimian
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- birrimien
1, record 2, French, birrimien
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'Archéen se rencontre dans tous les boucliers : Léwisien du bouclier des Hébrides, Bothnien du bouclier baltique; il lui correspond la série pharusienne (Sahara) - birrimienne (Afrique occidentale) et la série suggarienne (Sahara) - dahomeyenne (Afrique occidentale) du bouclier africain, la première plus récente, la seconde plus ancienne, ainsi comparables respectivement au Timiskaming et au Keewatin. 2, record 2, French, - birrimien
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Formations birrimiennes du sud-est de la Côte d'Ivoire. 3, record 2, French, - birrimien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-12-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- French Pidgin
1, record 3, English, French%20Pidgin
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- French-based pidgin 1, record 3, English, French%2Dbased%20pidgin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Establishment of plantation economies in the Caribbean area, with large groups of... slaves from different language backgrounds in West Africa, led to a number of pidgins based on English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. 2, record 3, English, - French%20Pidgin
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Pidgin French
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pidgin français
1, record 3, French, pidgin%20fran%C3%A7ais
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un pidgin français, français de charabia, français-tirailleur (...), est parlé en Côte d'Ivoire et dans les autres anciennes possessions françaises sur la Côte de Guinée. 1, record 3, French, - pidgin%20fran%C3%A7ais
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-04-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- French West Africa
1, record 4, English, French%20West%20Africa
correct, Africa
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Former federation of French dependencies, West Africa. 2, record 4, English, - French%20West%20Africa
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Afrique Occidentale Française
1, record 4, French, Afrique%20Occidentale%20Fran%C3%A7aise
correct, Africa
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ancienne fédération des colonies françaises de l'Ouest africain. 2, record 4, French, - Afrique%20Occidentale%20Fran%C3%A7aise
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-03-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Mano
1, record 5, English, Mano
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Mande language spoken by the Mano, a people inhabiting the northern tip of the central province of the Republic of Liberia, west Africa, and the adjacent territory of French West Africa to the north. 1, record 5, English, - Mano
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mano
1, record 5, French, mano
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue du groupe mandé parlée par les Mano, peuple habitant l'extrémité septentrionale de la province centrale de Liberia, l'Afrique occidentale et les territoires adjacents de l'Afrique occidentale française au nord. 1, record 5, French, - mano
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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