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KISII [2 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
- Kisii
1, record 1, English, Kisii
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, - Kisii
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
KE-16: code recognized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - Kisii
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Kisii
1, record 1, French, Kisii
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, - Kisii
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
KE-16 : code reconnu par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - Kisii
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Kisi
1, record 2, English, Kisi
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Gusii 1, record 2, English, Gusii
correct
- Kissi 1, record 2, English, Kissi
correct
- Kisii 1, record 2, English, Kisii
correct
- Kosova 1, record 2, English, Kosova
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A West-Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo family spoken by the Gusii, a Bantu people inhabiting the Kisii district of Nyanza Province, Western Kenya, an area between Lake Victoria and the Tanzanian border. 1, record 2, English, - Kisi
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- kissi
1, record 2, French, kissi
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- gusii 1, record 2, French, gusii
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue nigéro-congolaise du groupe atlantique occidental parlée par les Gusii, peuple Bantou habitant le district de Kisii, le Kenya occidental et une région située entre le lac Victoria et la frontière de la Tanzanie. 1, record 2, French, - kissi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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