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  2. Guadalcanal - Wikipedia

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    American authorities declared Guadalcanal secure on 9 February 1943. The Guadalcanal campaign was a major turning point in the war, as it stopped further Japanese expansion. Two U.S. Navy ships have been named for the campaign: USS Guadalcanal was a World War II escort carrier. USS Guadalcanal was an amphibious assault ship.

  3. Median Wall - Wikipedia

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    The Median Wall was a wall built to the north of the ancient city of Babylon at a point where the distance between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates decreases considerably. It was believed to have been constructed during the latter part of the reign of Nebuchadrezzar II and to have consisted of baked brick and bitumen, [1] with centre of the wall being packed with earth.

  4. Ghari language - Wikipedia

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    Ghari (also known as Gari, Tangarare, Sughu, and West Guadalcanal) is an Oceanic language spoken on Guadalcanal island of the Solomon Islands.. The Vaturanga dialect has been used extensively in missionary and liturgical translations, leading linguist Arthur Capell to describe it as a mission/ecclesiastical language.

  5. Babylonia - Wikipedia

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    It retained the Sumerian language for religious use (as did Assyria which also shared the same Mesopotamian religion as Babylonia), but already by the time Babylon was founded, this was no longer a spoken language, having been wholly subsumed by Akkadian. The earlier Akkadian and Sumerian traditions played a major role in the descendant ...

  6. Akkadian language - Wikipedia

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    Awīl-um man. NOM šū 3SG. MASC šarrāq thief. ABSOLUTUS Awīl-um šū šarrāq man.NOM 3SG.MASC thief. ABSOLUTUS This man is a thief (2) šarrum king. NOM. RECTUS lā NEG šanān oppose. INF. ABSOLUTUS šarrum lā šanān king.NOM. RECTUS NEG oppose.INF. ABSOLUTUS The king who cannot be rivaled The status constructus is more common by far, and has a much wider range of applications. It is ...

  7. Neo-Babylonian Empire - Wikipedia

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    City plan of Babylon, showcasing the locations of major points of interest. The outer walls and the northern Summer Palace are not shown. The outer walls and the northern Summer Palace are not shown. Nebuchadnezzar II also built a second palace, the North Palace, on the other side of the inner city wall.

  8. Longgu language - Wikipedia

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    3DU aura 3DU lolo-'i-a catch- TRS - 3SG mola just na PERF m-arua CONJ - 3DU tole-a lead- 3SG na PERF vu to asi sea ngaia 3SG mwela-geni-i child-woman- SG girua aura lolo-'i-a mola na m-arua tole-a na vu asi ngaia mwela-geni-i 3DU 3DU catch-TRS-3SG just PERF CONJ-3DU lead-3SG PERF to sea 3SG child-woman-SG "They both just caught her and they both took this girl to the sea." (2) m-i CONJ - ART ...

  9. Honiara - Wikipedia

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    Guadalcanal American Memorial. The Guadalcanal American Memorial is an attraction. It was built at the initiative of Robert F Reynolds, Chief of Valors Tours Ltd. [38] To mark the 50th anniversary of the Red Beach landings, the U.S. War Memorial was dedicated on 7 August 1992.