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SHOSHONE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Shoshone long-jawed spider
1, record 1, English, Shoshone%20long%2Djawed%20spider
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A spider of the family Tetragnathidae. 2, record 1, English, - Shoshone%20long%2Djawed%20spider
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tétragnathe des Shoshones
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9tragnathe%20des%20Shoshones
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Araignée de la famille des Tetragnathidae. 2, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9tragnathe%20des%20Shoshones
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Shoshone woodland spider
1, record 2, English, Shoshone%20woodland%20spider
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A spider of the family Cybaeidae. 2, record 2, English, - Shoshone%20woodland%20spider
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cybaide de Shoshone
1, record 2, French, cybaide%20de%20Shoshone
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Araignée de la famille des Cybaeidae. 2, record 2, French, - cybaide%20de%20Shoshone
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-07-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Shoshone mountain caddisfly
1, record 3, English, Shoshone%20mountain%20caddisfly
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A caddisfly of the family Apataniidae. 2, record 3, English, - Shoshone%20mountain%20caddisfly
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- apatanie shoshone
1, record 3, French, apatanie%20shoshone
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Trichoptère de la famille des Apataniidae. 2, record 3, French, - apatanie%20shoshone
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-11-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Shoshonee
1, record 4, English, Shoshonee
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Shoshone 1, record 4, English, Shoshone
correct
- Shoshoni 1, record 4, English, Shoshoni
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A language spoken by the Shoshoni, Indian people living in California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. This language belongs to the Numic group of the Uto-Aztecan family. 1, record 4, English, - Shoshonee
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- shoshoni
1, record 4, French, shoshoni
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- shoshone 1, record 4, French, shoshone
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue de la famille uto-aztèque parlée par les Shoshones, Indiens des Grandes Plaines d’Amérique du Nord vivant en Californie, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. 1, record 4, French, - shoshoni
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-05-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Moki
1, record 5, English, Moki
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Hopi 1, record 5, English, Hopi
correct
- Moqui 1, record 5, English, Moqui
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Hopi, a Pueblo Indian people living in the midst of the Navajo Reservation and on the edge of the Painted Desert in Arizona. 1, record 5, English, - Moki
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- moki
1, record 5, French, moki
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- hopi 1, record 5, French, hopi
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue shoshone de la famille uto-aztèque parlée par les Hopi(Moki), Indiens pueblos vivant en Arizona. 1, record 5, French, - moki
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-04-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Piute
1, record 6, English, Piute
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Paiute 1, record 6, English, Paiute
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A language of the Numic group of the Uto-Aztecan family spoken by the Paiute, a Shoshonean people of western Utah, northwestern Arizona, southeastern Nevada and southeastern California. 1, record 6, English, - Piute
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- paiute
1, record 6, French, paiute
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue uto-aztèque parlée par les Paiute, peuple shoshone habitant l'ouest de l'Utah, le nord-ouest de l'Arizona, le sud-est du Nevada et le sud-est de la Californie. 1, record 6, French, - paiute
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-02-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Luiseno
1, record 7, English, Luiseno
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Luiseno, a Shoshonean people who inhabited a large area south and east of Los Angeles and north of San Diego, Californie. They were named after the Spanish mission San Luis Rey de Francia. 1, record 7, English, - Luiseno
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- luiseno
1, record 7, French, luiseno
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue uto-aztèque parlée par les Luiseno, peuple shoshone qui habitait un grand territoire situé entre San Diego et Los Angeles en Californie. 1, record 7, French, - luiseno
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1994-01-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Heritage
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Digger
1, record 8, English, Digger
correct, see observation
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Shoshoko 2, record 8, English, Shoshoko
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The territory of the Western Shoshoni included central and western Idaho, northwestern Utah, central and northeastern Nevada, and Death Valley and Panamint Valley of California, largely barren and unproductive areas. They were sometimes referred to as "Diggers," from their habit of digging plant roots with a stick as an important means of subsistence. Another name applied was Shoshoko, meaning "walkers", to distinguish them from the horse-owning Shoshoni. 2, record 8, English, - Digger
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Digger: Said by Powell to be the English translation of Nuanuints, the name of a small tribe near St George, s.w. Utah,. It was the only Paiute tribe practising agriculture, hence the original signification of the name, "digger". In time the name was applied to every tribe known to use roots extensively for food and hence to be "diggers." It thus included very many of the tribes of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, tribes speaking widely different languages and embracing perhaps a dozen distinct linguistic stocks. As the root-eaters were supposed to represent a low type of Indian, the term speedily became one of opprobrium [pejorative]. 3, record 8, English, - Digger
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Patrimoine
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Shoshone de l'Ouest
1, record 8, French, Shoshone%20de%20l%27Ouest
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il n’y a pas de traduction officielle pour «Digger» parce qu’il s’agit d’une tribu qui n’aurait jamais eu affaires avec les explorateurs francophones. Les peuples de cette tribu résident pour la plupart dans les États de Nevada et d’Utah dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis. Ils parlent une langue d’origine Uto-Aztèque, langue qui a plus d’affinité avec les autochtones du Mexique qu’avec ceux des Plaines canadiennes. Il existe pourtant un nom français pour désigner la division amérindienne à laquelle les «Diggers» appartiennent : Shoshones de l’Ouest - équivalent le plus proche, quoique imprécis. Au besoin, on peut toujours utiliser le terme anglais en expliquant en bas de page l’étymologie du terme «digger». 2, record 8, French, - Shoshone%20de%20l%27Ouest
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1993-10-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Shoshoni
1, record 9, English, Shoshoni
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- Shoshone 2, record 9, English, Shoshone
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Shoshoni ... the annual September buffalo hunt, when the various Shoshoni bands joined with the Bannock or Flathead in migrating to the Plains through the territory of their enemies, the Blackfoot and Crow. Adding to their economy was trade with the Flathead ... with whom they traded buffalo skins and salmon, for horses and mules. 3, record 9, English, - Shoshoni
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shoshonean tribes. 4, record 9, English, - Shoshoni
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Shoshoni
1, record 9, French, Shoshoni
proposal
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- Tutchoni 1, record 9, French, Tutchoni
- Shoshone 2, record 9, French, Shoshone
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shoshoni, Tutchoni : Équivalents français proposés par Richard Gratton, réviseur au Ministère des Affaires indiennes. 1, record 9, French, - Shoshoni
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-07-12
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Comanche
1, record 10, English, Comanche
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dialect of Shoshone of the Uto-Aztecan group spoken by the Comanche in Oklahoma. It became a lingua franca for much of the area. 1, record 10, English, - Comanche
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- comanche
1, record 10, French, comanche
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue de branche shoshone de la famille linguistique uto-aztèque parlée par les Comanche et devenue par la suite la seule lingua franca de la région. 1, record 10, French, - comanche
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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