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RAROTONGAN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Cook Islands fruit dove
1, record 1, English, Cook%20Islands%20fruit%20dove
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Rarotongan fruit dove 1, record 1, English, Rarotongan%20fruit%20dove
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Columbidae. 2, record 1, English, - Cook%20Islands%20fruit%20dove
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 3, record 1, English, - Cook%20Islands%20fruit%20dove
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ptilope de Rarotonga
1, record 1, French, ptilope%20de%20Rarotonga
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Columbidae. 2, record 1, French, - ptilope%20de%20Rarotonga
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ptilope de Rarotonga : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - ptilope%20de%20Rarotonga
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 3, record 1, French, - ptilope%20de%20Rarotonga
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-12-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Rarotongan
1, record 2, English, Rarotongan
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Cook Islands Maori 2, record 2, English, Cook%20Islands%20Maori
correct
- Kuki Airani 2, record 2, English, Kuki%20Airani
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The Polynesian language spoken by the Rarotongan, an ethnic people living in Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. 1, record 2, English, - Rarotongan
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rarotonga
1, record 2, French, rarotonga
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- maori des îles Cook 2, record 2, French, maori%20des%20%C3%AEles%20Cook
correct, masculine noun
- kuki airani 2, record 2, French, kuki%20airani
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue polynésienne parlée par les Rarotonga, groupe ethnique vivant au Rarotonga, île méridionale faisant partie de l'archipel Cook, en Polynésie et située dans l'océan Pacifique. 1, record 2, French, - rarotonga
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-02-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Manihiki Rarotongan
1, record 3, English, Manihiki%20Rarotongan
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Polynesian language. 1, record 3, English, - Manihiki%20Rarotongan
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- manihiki rarotonga
1, record 3, French, manihiki%20rarotonga
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue polynésienne. 1, record 3, French, - manihiki%20rarotonga
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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