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TSWANA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Chuana
1, record 1, English, Chuana
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Setswana 1, record 1, English, Setswana
correct
- Bechuana 1, record 1, English, Bechuana
correct
- Tswana 1, record 1, English, Tswana
correct
- Batswana 1, record 1, English, Batswana
correct
- Botswana 1, record 1, English, Botswana
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The language of the Tswana, a Bantu language spoken by members of a numerous people of Botswana and neighbouring parts of South Africa. 1, record 1, English, - Chuana
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bechouana
1, record 1, French, bechouana
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chuana 1, record 1, French, chuana
correct, masculine noun
- setswana 1, record 1, French, setswana
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue bantoue, très proche du sotho, parlée en République du Botswana (anciennement Bechuanaland), en Afrique du Sud, par les Tswanas. 1, record 1, French, - bechouana
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicolingüística, sociolingüística y etnolingüística
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- setsuana
1, record 1, Spanish, setsuana
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Una de las lenguas oficiales de Sudáfrica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - setsuana
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Sotho
1, record 2, English, Sotho
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Sesuto 1, record 2, English, Sesuto
correct
- Suthu 1, record 2, English, Suthu
correct
- Suto 1, record 2, English, Suto
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of closely related Bantu languages comprising Tswana, Northern Sotho, and Southern Sotho. It is spoken by people occupying the high grasslands of Southern Africa. 1, record 2, English, - Sotho
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sotho
1, record 2, French, sotho
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- seSoutho 1, record 2, French, seSoutho
correct, masculine noun
- southo 1, record 2, French, southo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue bantoue parlée par les Sotho. Elle se compose de langues très liées notamment le tswana, le sotho du nord et le sotho du sud. Cette langue est parlée en Afrique méridionale. 1, record 2, French, - sotho
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicolingüística, sociolingüística y etnolingüística
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sesoto
1, record 2, Spanish, sesoto
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Una de las lenguas oficiales de Sudáfrica. 1, record 2, Spanish, - sesoto
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-07-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Bantu languages
1, record 3, English, Bantu%20languages
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A grouping of more than 500 languages of central and southern Africa, as Kikuyu, Swahili, Tswana and Zulu, all related within a subbranch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family 1, record 3, English, - Bantu%20languages
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- langues bantoues
1, record 3, French, langues%20bantoues
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- langues bantues 1, record 3, French, langues%20bantues
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de langues nigéro-congolaises du groupe Benoué-Congo, étroitement apparentées entre elles et parlées dans toute la partie méridionale de l'Afrique par plus de 60 millions de locuteurs. 1, record 3, French, - langues%20bantoues
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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