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FOU-KIEN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
- Exhibition Themes (Museums and Heritage)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fukien Province
1, record 1, English, Fukien%20Province
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Taiwan's glove puppetry is derived primarily from the puppet theater of Chuanchow in Fukien Province and supplemented by puppetry traditions from Changchow, also in fukien Province, and Chaochow in Kwangtung Province. 2, record 1, English, - Fukien%20Province
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
- Thèmes d'expositions (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- province de Fou-kien
1, record 1, French, province%20de%20Fou%2Dkien
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La province de Fou-kien, située sur la côte du Sud-Est de la Chine, entre Hong Kong et Shanghai, est aussi appelée Fukien et Fujian. 2, record 1, French, - province%20de%20Fou%2Dkien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1982-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Language Teaching
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Fukienese
1, record 2, English, Fukienese
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Min 1, record 2, English, Min
correct
- Fukien 2, record 2, English, Fukien
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) Chinese has many dialects (...) Fukienese, or Min, spoken by about 45 million people, and generally subdivided into Northern Fukienese, or Foochow (15 million speakers), of northern Fukien, and Southern Fukienese, or Amoy (30 million speakers), of southern Fukien, Amoy Island, and Taiwan; (...) 1, record 2, English, - Fukienese
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Enseignement des langues
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fou-kien
1, record 2, French, fou%2Dkien
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- foukien 2, record 2, French, foukien
correct
- fujian 1, record 2, French, fujian
correct
- min 2, record 2, French, min
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La langue parlée se différencie(...) en une multitude de dialectes(...). Dans les régions côtières, au Sud-Est et au Sud on parle des dialectes à la fois très différents du mandarin et très différents les uns des autres : à quelques heures de bateau, dans les provinces de Zhejiang [on parle] du Fujian(fou-kien)(...). 1, record 2, French, - fou%2Dkien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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