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OUIGHOUR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Uyghur
1, record 1, English, Uyghur
correct, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Uygur 1, record 1, English, Uygur
correct, Asia
- Uighur 1, record 1, English, Uighur
correct, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A member of] a Turkic people living in the areas of Central Asia ... 2, record 1, English, - Uyghur
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Ouïghour
1, record 1, French, Ou%C3%AFghour
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Ouïghoure 2, record 1, French, Ou%C3%AFghoure
correct, feminine noun, Asia
- Ouïgour 3, record 1, French, Ou%C3%AFgour
correct, masculine noun, Asia
- Ouïgoure 2, record 1, French, Ou%C3%AFgoure
correct, feminine noun, Asia
- Uighur 4, record 1, French, Uighur
correct, masculine noun, Asia, less frequent
- Uighure 2, record 1, French, Uighure
correct, feminine noun, Asia, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Membre de la] population turque de l’Asie centrale. 5, record 1, French, - Ou%C3%AFghour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Taranchi
1, record 2, English, Taranchi
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Uigur 1, record 2, English, Uigur
correct
- Wighor 1, record 2, English, Wighor
correct
- Uighur 1, record 2, English, Uighur
correct
- New-Uighur 1, record 2, English, New%2DUighur
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Turkic language spoken by the Uigurs in the Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region of northwestern China and in the Uzbek S.S.R. and neighbouring areas of the former Soviet Union. 1, record 2, English, - Taranchi
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ouïgour
1, record 2, French, ou%C3%AFgour
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ouïghour 1, record 2, French, ou%C3%AFghour
correct, masculine noun
- uygur 1, record 2, French, uygur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue turque parlée en Chine Xinjiang (Sin-kiang, Hsin-kiang) et en République d’Ouzbékistan (Uzbekistan, Ouzbékie), une des onze républiques de la C.É.I. L’Ouïgour moderne est classé avec l’ouzbek dans le groupe sud-est des langues turques. C’est le descendant direct du djaghataï. Écrit à l’origine en caractères arabes, il a adopté en ex-URSS l’alphabet latin en 1930 et le cyrillique en 1947. En Chine, l’alphabet arabe continue à être utilisé. 1, record 2, French, - ou%C3%AFgour
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-07-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Sarig Uighur
1, record 3, English, Sarig%20Uighur
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Sarig Uigur 1, record 3, English, Sarig%20Uigur
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Turkic dialect closely related to the southeastern division of the Uighur. 1, record 3, English, - Sarig%20Uighur
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ouïgour sarig
1, record 3, French, ou%C3%AFgour%20sarig
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ouïghour sarig 1, record 3, French, ou%C3%AFghour%20sarig
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dialecte turc appartenant au groupe sud-est de l’ouïgour. 1, record 3, French, - ou%C3%AFgour%20sarig
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-07-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Salar Uighur
1, record 4, English, Salar%20Uighur
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Salar Uighur 1, record 4, English, Salar%20Uighur
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Turkic dialect closely related to the southeastern division of the Uighur. 1, record 4, English, - Salar%20Uighur
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ouïgour salar
1, record 4, French, ou%C3%AFgour%20salar
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- ouïghour salar 1, record 4, French, ou%C3%AFghour%20salar
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dialecte turc appartenant au groupe sud-est de l’ouïgour. 1, record 4, French, - ou%C3%AFgour%20salar
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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