LC control no. | sh 90002073 |
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LC classification | PL8116 |
Topical heading | Comorian language |
Variant(s) | Comoran language Comoro language Komoro language Shikomoro Shimasiwa |
See also | Comoros--Languages Swahili language |
Found in | Work cat.: Sacleux, C. Le dictionnaire comorien-français et français-comorien ... 1979 (Comorien or Singazidja) Ethnologue: p. 204 (Comorian, Shingazidja) Voegelin lang.: p. 57 (Komoro or Comoro language with 2 dialects, one of which is Ngazija or Ngazidja) Africa So. of Sahara, 1988: p. 370 (Comoran) Britannica Micro. (Swahili and Arabic given as the languages of the Comoros) Wikipedia, Aug. 12, 2008 ("Shimasiwa is another name for Comorian, but while Shikomoro means "Comorian language", the meaning of Shimasiwa is "language of islands".") Britannica Online, Aug. 12, 2008 ("Most of the islands' inhabitants speak island-specific varieties of Comorian (Shikomoro), a Bantu language related to Swahili") CIA World Factbook online, Aug. 12, 2008 (Languages of Comoros: Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)) |
Not found in | Meillet, A. Lang. du monde; Ruhlen, M. A guide to the world's lang. |