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throwing knife money (blade currency (African currency), weapon currency, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: African metal money in the form of throwing-knife blades; particularly well-known in sub-Saharan Africa. |
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throwing knife money (preferred,C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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throwing-knife currency (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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knife currency (throwing knife money) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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knife money (African currency) (C,U,English,UF,U,PN)
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刀幣 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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dāo bì (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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dao bi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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tao pi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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mesgeld (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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moneda en forma de cuchillo (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
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moneda primitiva (moneda en forma de cuchillo) (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Exchange Media (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ exchange media (objects) (G) |
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................ money (objects) (G) |
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.................... <money by form> (G) |
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........................ weapon currency (G) |
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............................ blade currency (African currency) (G) |
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................................ throwing knife money (G) |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ weapons (G) |
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................ armaments (G,U) |
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.................... projectile weapons (G) |
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................................ throwing knives (G) |
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.................................... throwing knife money (G) |
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.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Exchange Media (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ exchange media (objects) (G) |
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................ money (objects) (G) |
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.................... <money by form> (G) |
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........................ weapon currency (G) |
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............................ knife currency (general currency) (G) |
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................................ throwing knife money (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 形式如刀刃,特別是擲刀刀刃的金屬貨幣,在非洲撒哈拉沙漠的分支地帶特別著名。 |
Dutch ..... Metaalgeld in de vorm van lemmeten, met name van werpmessen; vooral bekend in Afrika ten zuiden van de Sahara. |
Spanish ..... Moneda metálica en la forma de una hoja de cuchillo, especialmente hojas de cuchillos, particularmente muy conocido en el Sahara, África. |
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