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Pondi (other)
Pondi may be, *Murray cod, an Australian predatory freshwater fish * Pondi language of Papua New Guinea * Paul Pondi, Cameroonian politician * Julius Gbabojor Pondi, Nigerian politician * Puducherry (other) or Pondicherry, a union territory and city in India, often shortened to Pudu or Pondi *Western Sydney Lakes, a lake in Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ..., Australia that features the artificial ''Pondi Beach'' See also * Pudu (other) {{dab, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Cod
The Murray cod (''Maccullochella peelii'') is a large Australian predatory freshwater fish of the genus '' Maccullochella'' in the family Percichthyidae.Dianne J. Bray & Vanessa J. Thompson (2011Murray Cod, Maccullochella peelii Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2014 Although the species is called a cod in the vernacular, it is not related to the Northern Hemisphere marine cod ('' Gadus'') species. The Murray cod is an important part of Australia's vertebrate wildlife— as an apex predator in the Murray-Darling River system—and also significant in Australia's human culture. The Murray cod is the largest exclusively freshwater fish in Australia, and one of the largest in the world. Other common names for Murray cod include cod, greenfish, goodoo, Mary River cod, Murray perch, ponde, pondi and Queensland freshwater cod. The scientific name of Murray cod derives from an early Australian fish researcher Allan Riverstone McCulloch and the river from which the explorer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pondi Language
Pondi, also known as Langam, is a Keram language spoken in Langam village () of Keram Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. The majority of Pondi speakers are ethnic-Pondis. Due to the small community in which Pondi is spoken, the language has no known dialect. The most notable language variation in Pondi is based on age as the older generations are more fluent. It is related both Ulwa and Mwaki. Pondi is endangered because of the growing use and popularity of the Tok Pisin Tok Pisin ( ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student's Handbook'', Edinburgh ; ), often referred to by English speakers as New Guinea Pidgin or simply Pidgin, is an English-based creole languages, English creole language spoken throughou ... language, which is used more by the younger generations of speakers. The language is predicted to not be spoken in the next one hundred years. The lexicon of the Pondi language has many words that they acquired from other languages, however, it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Pondi
Paul Thomas Pondi (10 February 1928Paul Pondi and Jean-Emmanuel Pondi, ''Paul Pondi, le temps de la parole: entretiens'' (2005), page 11 .''Les Élites africaines'' (1985), page 275 . – 31 August 2013) was a Cameroonian political figure. After holding top national security posts from 1960 to 1972, he had a long career as a diplomat. Pondi was Cameroon's ambassador to the United States from 1982 to 1993 and later served as chairman of the board of the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority from 2000 to 2010. Career Paul Pondi was born in Ngog Bassong, a commune within Ngog-Mapubi. He was Deputy Director-General of National Security from January 1960 to 1962''Paul Pondi, le temps de la parole: entretiens'', page 37 . and became Director-General of National Security in 1962. In 1969, he was appointed as Delegate-General for National Security, working under President Ahmadou Ahidjo's direct authority. Accused of "questionable methods",''Revue française d'études politiques africaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Gbabojor Pondi
Julius Gbabojor Pondi (born 19 November 1978) is a Nigerian politician, member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria since 2015. In the House of Representatives, he represents Burutu Federal constituency of Delta State. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Politics In 2007 Pondi was elected to represent Ogulagha Ward 19 in the Burutu Legislative House, where he was subsequently elected into the office of the Leader of the House. He pushed for the passage of a bye-law making it compulsory to teach the Ijaw language in all government primary schools in Burutu LGA. In 2010, he contested the Peoples Democratic Party (DPP) primaries to represent Burutu North in the Delta State House Of Assembly The Delta State House of Assembly is the state legislature of Delta State. It is situated along Okpanam road, in the state capital, Asaba Asaba (''Igbo:'' ''Ahaba'') is the capital of Delta State, Nigeria. A rapidly growing urban area, it i ... but only c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puducherry (other)
Puducherry or Pondicherry may refer to: Places in India * Puducherry (union territory), formerly known as Pondicherry ** Puducherry (city), capital of the union territory of Puducherry ** Puducherry district, formerly Pondicherry district *** Puducherry taluk ** Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency, parliament constituency Other uses * ''Pondicherry'' (film), 2022 Indian Marathi-language film * Pondicherry shark, fish * Pondicherry University, in Kalapet, India * Puducherry Technological University, in Pondicherry, India * Pondicherry football team, representing Puducherry in Indian state football competitions * Bridgton, Maine, U.S., first called Pondicherry * See also * * * * Battle of Pondicherry, 1759 * Siege of Pondicherry (other) * Pondi (other) * Pudu (other) * ''Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes'', a 1997 French film * ''Sitana ponticeriana ''Sitana ponticeriana'', the Pondichéry fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Sydney Lakes
Western Sydney Lakes is an area located in the suburb of Castlereagh near Penrith in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was previously known as the Penrith Lakes until 2022. It features lakes and parklands as well as recreational facilities. The lakes contain Penrith Beach, nicknamed Pondi by the locals, which is an artificial inland beach. The area also contains the Sydney International Regatta Centre which was one of the first parts of the Penrith Lakes Scheme to be completed. Description The lakes themselves are a series of 12 man-made quarries from which coarse sand and gravel has been mined since the 1880s, with large-scale mining operations occurring since the 1950s. Penrith Lakes was the largest sand and gravel quarry in Australia until the discontinuation of mining activities in 2015. Penrith Lakes is managed by the Penrith Lakes Development Corporation (PLDC) which was formed in 1980 by the three companies that operated quarries in the area that joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
