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OUAGADOUGOU [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Ouagadougou
1, record 1, English, Ouagadougou
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capital of Burkina Faso. 2, record 1, English, - Ouagadougou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Inhabitant: of Ouagadougou. 2, record 1, English, - Ouagadougou
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Ouagadougou
1, record 1, French, Ouagadougou
correct, see observation, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capitale du Burkina Faso. 2, record 1, French, - Ouagadougou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habitant : Ouagalais, Ouagalaise. 2, record 1, French, - Ouagadougou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village. 3, record 1, French, - Ouagadougou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Uagadugú
1, record 1, Spanish, Uagadug%C3%BA
correct, see observation, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capital de Burkina Faso. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Uagadug%C3%BA
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habitante: de Uagadugú. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Uagadug%C3%BA
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad". 3, record 1, Spanish, - Uagadug%C3%BA
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Uagadugú: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que "Uagadugú" es la forma correcta de escribir el nombre de la ciudad africana en español y que debe evitarse la forma "Ouagadougou", que es la transcripción del árabe al francés. 4, record 1, Spanish, - Uagadug%C3%BA
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