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MASHONA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Southern hyliota
1, record 1, English, Southern%20hyliota
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mashona flycatcher 1, record 1, English, Mashona%20flycatcher
correct
- Southern yellow-bellied flycatcher 1, record 1, English, Southern%20yellow%2Dbellied%20flycatcher
correct
- Mashona hyliota 1, record 1, English, Mashona%20hyliota
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Sylviidae. 2, record 1, English, - Southern%20hyliota
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. 2, record 1, English, - Southern%20hyliota
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hyliote australe
1, record 1, French, hyliote%20australe
correct, feminine 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 Sylviidae. 2, record 1, French, - hyliote%20australe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hyliote australe : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - hyliote%20australe
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. 2, record 1, French, - hyliote%20australe
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
- Mashona
1, record 2, English, Mashona
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Shona 1, record 2, English, Shona
correct
- Union Shona 1, record 2, English, Union%20Shona
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Bantu language or group of closely related languages spoken by the Shona, a group of peoples living in eastern Zimbabwe, south of the Zambesi river. This is a written language designed consciously to serve as a literary medium for the whole Shona group. 1, record 2, English, - Mashona
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mashona
1, record 2, French, mashona
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- shona 1, record 2, French, shona
correct, masculine noun
- chona 1, record 2, French, chona
correct, masculine noun
- chishona 1, record 2, French, chishona
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue de l'ensemble linguistique bantou répartie en six dialectes principaux et parlée par les Mashonas, groupes ethniques vivant au Zimbabwe et au Mozambique. 1, record 2, French, - mashona
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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