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EMBU [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Embu
1, record 1, English, Embu
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A county of Kenya. 2, record 1, English, - Embu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
KE-06: code recognized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - Embu
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Embu
1, record 1, French, Embu
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comté du Kenya. 2, record 1, French, - Embu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
KE-06 : code reconnu par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - Embu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-08-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Embu
1, record 2, English, Embu
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Niger-Kordofanian language 1, record 2, English, - Embu
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- embou
1, record 2, French, embou
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 nigéro-kordofanienne 1, record 2, French, - embou
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1982-07-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 3, Main entry term, English
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The smaller tribes to their northeast, the Meru(about 440, 000) and Embu(about 96, 000), and the Kamba(q. v. ;about 930, 000) to their east, have similar cultures. 1, record 3, English, - Embu
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 3, Main entry term, French
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Probablement à cause de leur faible population, les "Embus" ne sont pas cités dans les grandes encyclopédies. Cependant, tout comme on écrit, les "Merus" et les "Kambas", la terminologue propose les "Embus". 1, record 3, French, - Embus
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Embu
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1982-07-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 4, Main entry term, English
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The smaller tribes to their northeast, the Meru(about 440, 000) and Embu(about 96, 000), and the Kamba(q. v. ;about 930, 000) to their east, have similar cultures. 1, record 4, English, - Meru
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 4, Main entry term, French
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les principaux de ces groupes [ethniques se rattachant à quatre groupes linguistiques principaux] ont un genre de vie fondé sur l'agriculture: ce sont ... les Kambas (1 000 000), les Merus... 1, record 4, French, - Merus
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Meru
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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