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SHAN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Shan
1, record 1, English, Shan
correct, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A state of Myanmar. 2, record 1, English, - Shan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
MM-17: code recognized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - Shan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Shan
1, record 1, French, Shan
correct, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État du Myanmar. 2, record 1, French, - Shan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
MM-17 : code reconnu par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - Shan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Shan
1, record 2, English, Shan
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Shan language ... is the native language of the Shan people and is mostly spoken in Shan State, Burma. It is also spoken in pockets of Kachin State in Burma, in northern Thailand, and decreasingly in Assam. 2, record 2, English, - Shan
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- shan
1, record 2, French, shan
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le shan [...] est la langue du peuple Shan, parlée principalement dans l'État Shan, en Birmanie, ainsi que dans quelques régions de l'État de Kachin, dans le nord de la Thaïlande et dans la préfecture autonome dai de Xishuangbanna, au Yunnan. 1, record 2, French, - shan
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-11-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- shan
1, record 3, English, shan
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A language belonging to the Tai group of languages and spoken in the Shan States by a group of tribes in the hills of Burma. Shan is written in an alphabet derived from the Burmese writing system. 1, record 3, English, - shan
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- shan
1, record 3, French, shan
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue du groupe thaï parlée dans l'est (État des Chans) et le nord de la Birmanie. 1, record 3, French, - shan
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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