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Turu (river)
Turu may refer to: *Turu people (Tanzania), an ethnic and linguistic group in Tanzania who speak the bantu language Kinyaturu *Turu people, an ethnic group in Indonesia, speakers of Iau language *Turu language or Nyaturu language, a Bantu language Given name and surname *Turu Flores or José Oscar Flores (born 1971), Argentine retired professional footballer *Turu Rizzo (1894–1961), Maltese water polo player *Charles Turu Tumahai (1949–1995), New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter *István Turu (1962–2021), Hungarian boxer Places *Turu, Iran, village in Sirik Rural District, Byaban District, Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Iran *Turu Island (두루섬), a large island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea *Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai (''Turu'' in Evenki), a village in Evenkiysky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia See also *Turu Cay, Queensland, a Torres Strait Island between Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea *TuRU Düsseldorf, a German sports club ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turu People (Tanzania)
The Turu (''Arimi, Wanyaturu'') are an ethnic group, ethnic and linguistic group based in the Singida Region of north-central Tanzania who speak Bantu language Turu language, Kinyaturu. In 1993, the Turu population was estimated to number 556,000. The current population of the Turu is now over 1,000,000. They speak the Turu language. ''Arimi'' (the people of Rimi) is the original endonym. The word ''Arimi'' itself literally means farmers. ''Wanyaturu'' (the people of Nyaturu) is replacing it, reflecting Swahili contact; indeed, the prefix ''wa-'' is Swahili rather than the Turu ''a-''. Tribal composition The Turu people are three tribes, the ''Airwana (Wilwana)'', half the Turu population, including the city of Singida (town), Singida; the ''Vahi (Wahi)'', and the small ''Anyiŋanyi (wanying'anyi)''. Each tribe is composed of several clans, such as the ''Anyahatι'' and ''Akahiυ'' of the Wahi. Most of the Turu are brown, tall, thin with long noses and light black hair. Despit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iau Language
Iau (Iaw, Yau) or Turu is a Lakes Plain language of West Papua, Indonesia, spoken by about 600 people. Most speakers are monolingual, and their number is growing. Other peoples in the western Lakes Plain area speak basic Iau. Iau is heavily tonal, with 11 tones on nouns and 19 simple and compound tones on verbs. Names and dialects Dialects are Foi (Poi), Turu, Edopi (Elopi), and Iau proper; these may be distinct enough to be considered separate languages. Foi is spoken on the large Tariku River (Rouffaer River), Turu on the Van Daalen River, Iau proper between the rivers, and Edopi at the juncture of the Tariku and Kliki (Fou) rivers. Another name for the language is Urundi ~ Ururi. Dosobou (Dou, Doufou) is specifically Edopi. In Puncak Jaya Regency, Iau dialects are spoken in Bakusi, Duita, Fawi, and Fi villages, located between the Rouffaer River and Van Daalen River in Fawi District. Phonology The following discussion is based on Bateman (1990a). Consonants There a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turu Language
The Turu or Nyaturu language, ''Kinyaturu'', also known as Rimi ''Kirimi'', is a Bantu language of spoken by the ''Wanyaturu'' also known as ''Arimi'' of the Singida region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... Excluding the Bantu language prefixes ''Ke-'' and ''Ki-,'' other spellings of the language are ''Limi'' and ''Remi''. Dialects of the three Turu tribes are ''Girwana'' of the ''Airwana (Wilwana)'' in the north, ''Giahi'' of the ''Vahi (Wahi)'' in the south and west, and ''Ginyamunyinganyi'' of the ''Anyiŋanyi (Wanyinganyi)'' in the east. References Languages of Tanzania Northeast Bantu languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turu Flores
Turu may refer to: *Turu people, an ethnic and linguistic group in Tanzania who speak the bantu language Kinyaturu * Turu language or Nyaturu language, a Bantu language ;Given name and surname * Turu Flores or José Oscar Flores (born 1971), Argentine retired professional footballer * Turu Rizzo (1894–1961), Maltese water polo player *Charles Turu Tumahai (1949–1995), New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter * István Turu (1962–2021), Hungarian boxer ;Places * Turu, Iran, village in Sirik Rural District, Byaban District, Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Iran *Turu Island (두루섬), a large island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea See also * Turu Cay, Queensland, a Torres Strait Island between Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea *TuRU Düsseldorf, German sports club (football and handball) from the city of Düsseldorf * Turu Qullu, a 4,309-metre-high (14,137 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes *'' Turu, the Wacky Hen'', a 2019 Spanish-Arge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turu Rizzo
Turu Rizzo (13 March 1894 – 23 May 1961) was a Maltese water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... References External links * 1894 births 1961 deaths Maltese male water polo players Olympic water polo players of Malta Water polo players at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Sliema {{Malta-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Turu Tumahai
Charles Turu Tumahai (14 January 1949 – 21 December 1995) was a New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter who was a member of several noted rock groups in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. He is best known internationally as the bassist and backing vocalist in Bill Nelson's Be-Bop Deluxe. Tumahai was born in Ōrākei, Auckland, New Zealand, where he began his music career before moving to Australia in the late 1960s. He was a member of several notable Australian bands including Chain, Healing Force, Friends and Mississippi (which later evolved into Little River Band). Tumahai traveled to the UK with Mississippi in 1974 and remained there when Mississippi broke up. Later that year he joined Be-Bop Deluxe, with whom he played and recorded until 1978, when he joined The Dukes. In 1980 he joined Tandoori Cassette, a group featuring ex-members of Nazareth, Jethro Tull and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, however this group did not make any recordings except a single "Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Turu
István Turu (25 September 1962 – 15 February 2021) was a Hungarian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He died from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickl ... during the pandemic in Hungary. References External links * 1962 births 2021 deaths < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turu, Iran
Tahrui ( fa, طاهرويي, also Romanized as Ţāhrū’ī and Ţāherū’ī; also known as Ţāherānī, Ţāherū, Tarū, and Turu) is a village in Sirik Rural District, Byaban District, Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm .... At the 2006 census, its population was 442, in 65 families. References Populated places in Minab County {{Minab-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turu Island
Turu Island (두루섬) is a large island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea, separated by a shallow channel from the smaller Ssuk Island to its east. Since 1983 both islands have been accessible by road via an off-ramp in the middle of the Chungsong Bridge. The island was the site of the General Sherman incident The ''General Sherman'' incident ( ko, 제너럴셔먼호 사건) was the destruction of the American merchant ship '' SS General Sherman'' in the Taedong River during an unsuccessful and illegal attempt by the ship's crew to open up trade with ..., the destruction of an armed U.S. Merchant Marine side-wheel steamer in 1866.Korea Today - Issues 316-327 - Page 484 1983 They armed the General Sherman with a British trading company Meadows & Co. in Tianjin, China, and for ... The local authorities in Pyongyang advised the intruders to go back explaining that trade with foreigners was strictly prohibited by the state law.... The ship reached the vicinity of Tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tura (russian: Тура́; evn, Typy, ''Turu'') is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located in the Syverma Plateau, at the confluence of the Kochechum and the Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. Population: History Tura was the administrative center of Evenk Autonomous Okrug before the okrug was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. Until April 2011, it had urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ... status. Transportation Tura is served by the Tura Airport. The town and airport are linked together by the A-383 road, though Tura is currently isolated from the Russian road and railway network. Climate Tura has a very cold subarctic climate ( Köppen ''Dfc'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turu Cay, Queensland
The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait between Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea. This is a list of the named islands and island groups in the Torres Strait. In addition there are unnamed islands and named and unnamed rocks. Almost all of the islands in the Torres Strait are part of Australia; consequently all entries in this table are in Australia unless noted as being in Papua New Guinea. Table of islands References {{Reflist External links Torres Strait Atlas Further reading * Gadke, Christopher (2001). The architecture of the Torres Strait Islands : from the vernacular to the 'South Sea' type t. Lucia, Qld.see http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32186161?q=subject%3A%22Waraber+Island+%2F+Sue+Islet+(Qld+TSI+SC54-12)%22&c=book * Torres Strait The Torres Strait (), also known as Zenadh Kes, is a strait between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. It is wide at its narrowest extent. To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TuRU Düsseldorf
Turu may refer to: *Turu people, an ethnic and linguistic group in Tanzania who speak the bantu language Kinyaturu *Turu language or Nyaturu language, a Bantu language ;Given name and surname *Turu Flores or José Oscar Flores (born 1971), Argentine retired professional footballer *Turu Rizzo (1894–1961), Maltese water polo player * Charles Turu Tumahai (1949–1995), New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter *István Turu (1962–2021), Hungarian boxer ;Places *Turu, Iran, village in Sirik Rural District, Byaban District, Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Iran *Turu Island (두루섬), a large island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea See also *Turu Cay, Queensland, a Torres Strait Island between Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea *TuRU Düsseldorf, German sports club (football and handball) from the city of Düsseldorf *Turu Qullu, a 4,309-metre-high (14,137 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes *''Turu, the Wacky Hen'', a 2019 Spanish-Argentine c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
