Gisu (African people)
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85055036
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85055036#concept
Variants
- Bageshu (African people)
- Bagesu (African people)
- Bagishu (African people)
- Bagisu (African people)
- Bamasaaba (African people)
- Bamasaba (African people)
- Gesu (African people)
- Gishu (African people)
- Gisu (Bantu tribe)
- Malaba (African people)
- Masaba (African people)
Broader Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Narrower Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Gisu (Bantu tribe)
Sources
- found: Mayegu, A. The Bamasaba tribal history, 1952:p. 1 (Bamasaba tribe, Uganda)
- found: African studies thesaurus online, March 2, 2010:Gisu (used for: Bagesu, Bagishu, Bagisu, Bamasaba, Gesu, Masaba; broader term: Ugandan peoples)
- found: Uganda, a country study, 1992, viewed online March 2, 2010:(Bagisu; Gisu; live on the western slopes of Mount Elgon)
- found: African ethnonyms, c1996:(Gisu: variants: Bageshu, Bagesu, Bagishu, Gesu, Gishu, Malaba, Masaba; in Kenya and Uganda; Bantu language)
- found: Wikipedia, March 2, 2010:(Bamasaba; Bamasaaba; also called BaGisu, although that is actually a subgroup [no references cited])
LC Classification
- DT433.245.G57
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2010-03-22: revised
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