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TUAMOTU [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Tuamotu and Gambier Islands
1, record 1, English, Tuamotu%20and%20Gambier%20Islands
correct, plural, France
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Tuamotu-Gambier Islands 2, record 1, English, Tuamotu%2DGambier%20Islands
correct, plural, France
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An administrative subdivision of French Polynesia. 3, record 1, English, - Tuamotu%20and%20Gambier%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
1, record 1, French, %C3%8Eles%20Tuamotu%2DGambier
correct, feminine noun, plural, France
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Subdivision administrative de la Polynésie française. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%8Eles%20Tuamotu%2DGambier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Tuamotu reed warbler
1, record 2, English, Tuamotu%20reed%20warbler
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Tuamotu reed-warbler 2, record 2, English, Tuamotu%20reed%2Dwarbler
correct
- Tuamotu warbler 1, record 2, English, Tuamotu%20warbler
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Sylviidae. 3, record 2, English, - Tuamotu%20reed%20warbler
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - Tuamotu%20reed%20warbler
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rousserolle des Touamotou
1, record 2, French, rousserolle%20des%20Touamotou
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rousserole : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 2, record 2, French, - rousserolle%20des%20Touamotou
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Sylviidae. 3, record 2, French, - rousserolle%20des%20Touamotou
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
rousserolle des Touamotou : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 2, French, - rousserolle%20des%20Touamotou
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 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 2, French, - rousserolle%20des%20Touamotou
Record 2, Key term(s)
- rousserole des Touamotou
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-04-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Tuamotu sandpiper
1, record 3, English, Tuamotu%20sandpiper
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Scolopacidae. 2, record 3, English, - Tuamotu%20sandpiper
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - Tuamotu%20sandpiper
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chevalier des Touamotou
1, record 3, French, chevalier%20des%20Touamotou
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Scolopacidae. 2, record 3, French, - chevalier%20des%20Touamotou
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chevalier des Touamotou : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 3, French, - chevalier%20des%20Touamotou
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - chevalier%20des%20Touamotou
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-09-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Tuamotu Archipelago
1, record 4, English, Tuamotu%20Archipelago
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Low Archipelago 2, record 4, English, Low%20Archipelago
correct, France
- Paumotu 2, record 4, English, Paumotu
correct, France
- Dangerous Archipelago 2, record 4, English, Dangerous%20Archipelago
correct, France
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Group of about 80 small islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean 2, record 4, English, - Tuamotu%20Archipelago
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- îles Tuamotu
1, record 4, French, %C3%AEles%20Tuamotu
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- îles Touamotou 2, record 4, French, %C3%AEles%20Touamotou
correct, feminine noun, plural, France
- archipel Tuamotou 3, record 4, French, archipel%20Tuamotou
correct, masculine noun, France
- archipel Touamotou 2, record 4, French, archipel%20Touamotou
correct, masculine noun, France
- îles basses 1, record 4, French, %C3%AEles%20basses
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural
- archipel dangereux 1, record 4, French, archipel%20dangereux
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Archipel de la Polynésie française (Océanie) à l'est des îles de la Société. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%AEles%20Tuamotu
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'archipel du Pacifique Sud, parti du territoire d'outre-mer de la Polynésie française [...] est constitué de 76 atolls alignés du nord-ouest au sud-est sur 1500 km et prolongés par les îles Gambier. Ces atolls émergent à pune de l'Océan, d'où les nom d'«îles basses» et d'«archipel dangereux» donnés autrefois. Les plus vastes anneaux de corail sont ceux de Rangiroa et de Fakarava. [...] Les atolls de Mururoa et de Fangataufa ont été les sites des expériences atomiques françaises. (Habitants : Polynésiens appelés Paumotus). 1, record 4, French, - %C3%AEles%20Tuamotu
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 4, record 4, French, - %C3%AEles%20Tuamotu
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-05-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Tuamotu
1, record 5, English, Tuamotu
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Tuamutuan 1, record 5, English, Tuamutuan
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The Polynesian language spoken by the Paumotu, people living on the Tuamotu islands(Low Archipelago, Paumotu Archipelago, Tuamotu Archipelago) a group of French islands in the south Pacific. 1, record 5, English, - Tuamotu
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tuamotu
1, record 5, French, tuamotu
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue polynésienne parlée par les Paumotus (Pomotus), peuple vivant sur les îles Tuamotu, archipel du Pacifique sud faisant partie du territoire d'outre-mer de la Polynésie française. 1, record 5, French, - tuamotu
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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