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DINKA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- South Central Dinka
1, record 1, English, South%20Central%20Dinka
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Central Dinka 1, record 1, English, Central%20Dinka
correct
- Agar 1, record 1, English, Agar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A language of South Sudan. 1, record 1, English, - South%20Central%20Dinka
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dinka du Centre-Sud
1, record 1, French, dinka%20du%20Centre%2DSud
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Langue du Soudan du Sud. 2, record 1, French, - dinka%20du%20Centre%2DSud
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Dinka
1, record 2, English, Dinka
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An Eastern Sudanic language of the Chari-Nile branch closely related to Shilluk and spoken by the Dinka, a people of the Nile valley inhabiting the country south of Khartoum. 1, record 2, English, - Dinka
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dinka
1, record 2, French, dinka
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 nilotique parlée par les Dinka, groupe ethnique vivant dans la province du Bahr el-Ghazal entre Wau et Malakal, dans le bassin central du Nil. 1, record 2, French, - dinka
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicolingüística, sociolingüística y etnolingüística
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- dinka
1, record 2, Spanish, dinka
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La lengua dinka (jeing) pertenece a la rama occidental nilótica (chari-nilo) de la familia nilo-sahariana de lenguas, [es] hablada por unos 2 millones de personas al sur de Sudán y suroeste de Etiopía. 1, record 2, Spanish, - dinka
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