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MOSSI [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mooré
1, record 1, English, Moor%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Moré 2, record 1, English, Mor%C3%A9
correct
- Mossi 2, record 1, English, Mossi
correct
- Mole 3, record 1, English, Mole
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Gur language of the Niger-Congo family spoken by the Mossi, people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso. 4, record 1, English, - Moor%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The language is also spoken in Mali and Togo. 5, record 1, English, - Moor%C3%A9
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mooré
1, record 1, French, moor%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- moré 2, record 1, French, mor%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- mossi 3, record 1, French, mossi
correct, masculine noun
- mole 3, record 1, French, mole
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue gur de la famille nigéro-congolaise parlée par les Mossi, peuple africain vivant principalement au Burkina Faso(anciennement Haute-Volta). 3, record 1, French, - moor%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La langue est aussi parlée au Mali et au Togo. 4, record 1, French, - moor%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-12-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Kusal
1, record 2, English, Kusal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Kusaal 1, record 2, English, Kusaal
correct
- Kusale 1, record 2, English, Kusale
correct
- Kusasi 1, record 2, English, Kusasi
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A Gur (or Voltaic) language spoken in Upper Volta and Ghana. 2, record 2, English, - Kusal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- kusal
1, record 2, French, kusal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- kusasi 2, record 2, French, kusasi
correct, masculine noun
- koussan 2, record 2, French, koussan
correct, masculine noun
- kusa 2, record 2, French, kusa
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Entre les blocs mossi et dagomba s’insèrent, dans l'extrême nord du Ghana, plusieurs petites langues étroitement apparentées l'une à l'autre, [parmi lesquelles] le kusal que parlent dans l'angle nord-est du Ghana une centaine de milliers de Kusasi. 2, record 2, French, - kusal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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