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HAMITO-SEMITIC [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-11-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Gurage
1, record 1, English, Gurage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A language of the Semitic branch of the Hamito-Semitic family spoken in southern Ethiopia. It is divided into dialects. 1, record 1, English, - Gurage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gurage
1, record 1, French, gurage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue du groupe sémitique de la famille chamito-sémitique parlée au sud de l'Éthiopie. Elle comprend plusieurs dialectes. 1, record 1, French, - gurage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Afro-Asiatic
1, record 2, English, Afro%2DAsiatic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Afroasiatic 1, record 2, English, Afroasiatic
correct
- Hamito-Semitic 1, record 2, English, Hamito%2DSemitic
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A family of languages including as subfamilies, Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic. 1, record 2, English, - Afro%2DAsiatic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- langues afro-asiatiques
1, record 2, French, langues%20afro%2Dasiatiques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- langues chamito-sémitiques 1, record 2, French, langues%20chamito%2Ds%C3%A9mitiques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Famille de langues parlées par 200 millions de locuteurs au nord de l'Afrique et au sud-ouest de l'Asie. Plus poétique que scientifique, l'expression chamito-sémitique se réfère au chapitre 10 de la Genèse, lequel énumère la postérité de Noé (Cham et Sem). 1, record 2, French, - langues%20afro%2Dasiatiques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-07-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Cushitic languages
1, record 3, English, Cushitic%20languages
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Hamito-Semitic language family, one of the five branches spoken in East Africa and especially in Ethiopia. The other four branches are Egyptian, Berber, Chadic and Semitic. 1, record 3, English, - Cushitic%20languages
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- langues couchitiques
1, record 3, French, langues%20couchitiques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un des cinq rameaux d'un groupe de langues de la famille Chamito-sémitique parlée en Afrique orientale plus particulièrement en Ethiopie. Les autres rameaux sont : l'égyptien, le berbère, le tchadien et le sémitique. 1, record 3, French, - langues%20couchitiques
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-07-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Caucasian
1, record 4, English, Caucasian
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Languages indigenous to the Caucasus region that have not been affiliated with larger language families such as Indo-European, Altaic or Hamito-Semitic 1, record 4, English, - Caucasian
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- langue caucasienne
1, record 4, French, langue%20caucasienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- langue caucasique 1, record 4, French, langue%20caucasique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Il s'agit de langues autochtones de la région du Caucase telles que les langues indo-européennes, les langues turques, une langue mongole et une langue sémitique. 1, record 4, French, - langue%20caucasienne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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