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YORUBA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-04-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mythology
- Religious Sects - Various
- Religion (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Shango
1, record 1, English, Shango
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shango, also called Chango, major deity of the religion of the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria.... Like all of the Yoruba gods(orishas), Shango is both a deified ancestor and a natural force, both aspects being associated with a cult and a priesthood. 1, record 1, English, - Shango
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Chango
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mythologie
- Cultes divers
- Religion (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Shango
1, record 1, French, Shango
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le panthéon Yoruba, Shango est l'orisha de la foudre et du tonnerre. 1, record 1, French, - Shango
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Chango
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-10-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Nago
1, record 2, English, Nago
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Yoruba 1, record 2, English, Yoruba
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba, a people living on the eastern Guinea coast, mainly between Benin and the lower Niger. 1, record 2, English, - Nago
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nago
1, record 2, French, nago
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- yoruba 1, record 2, French, yoruba
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue kwa parlée par les Nago (Yoruba), peuple vivant sur la côte est de la Guinée notamment entre le Bénin et la partie inférieure du Niger. 1, record 2, French, - nago
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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