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DANAKIL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Afar
1, record 1, English, Afar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Adal 1, record 1, English, Adal
correct
- Afar Af 1, record 1, English, Afar%20Af
correct
- Afaraf 1, record 1, English, Afaraf
correct
- Qafar 1, record 1, English, Qafar
correct
- Danakil 1, record 1, English, Danakil
pejorative
- Denkel 1, record 1, English, Denkel
pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The Northern Cushitic language spoken by the Afars. 2, record 1, English, - Afar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- afar
1, record 1, French, afar
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 appartenant au groupe des langues couchitiques de la famille des langues afro-asiatiques. 1, record 1, French, - afar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Langue parlée en Éthiopie, en Érythrée et à Djibouti. 2, record 1, French, - afar
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
- Danakil
1, record 2, English, Danakil
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Dankali 1, record 2, English, Dankali
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Language spoken by the Danakil, a Hamitic people living in northeast Ethiopia. 1, record 2, English, - Danakil
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- danakil
1, record 2, French, danakil
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue parlée par les Danakil, peuple chamitique vivant au nord-est de l'Éthiopie. 1, record 2, French, - danakil
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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