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MASAI [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Wilman lovegrass
1, record 1, English, Wilman%20lovegrass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Masai lovegrass 2, record 1, English, Masai%20lovegrass
correct
- heart-seed grass 3, record 1, English, heart%2Dseed%20grass
correct
- Wilman’s lovegrass 4, record 1, English, Wilman%26rsquo%3Bs%20lovegrass
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 5, record 1, English, - Wilman%20lovegrass
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Masai love grass
- Wilman love grass
- Wilman’s love grass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Eragrostis superba
1, record 1, French, Eragrostis%20superba
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille Poaceae. 2, record 1, French, - Eragrostis%20superba
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Eragrostis superba : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 1, French, - Eragrostis%20superba
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-02-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Masai
1, record 2, English, Masai
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Maasai 1, record 2, English, Maasai
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An Eastern Sudanic language of the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family spoken by the Masai, an ethnic group who range along the Great Rift Valley of Kenya and Tanzania. 1, record 2, English, - Masai
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- masai
1, record 2, French, masai
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 nilo-charienne du groupe soudanais oriental parlée par les Masai, groupe ethnique habitant le sud du Kenya et le nord de la Tanzanie. 1, record 2, French, - masai
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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