Gere People
Gere may refer to: * Gere (surname) Other uses * Gere, Aragon, Spain * Gere and Freke, alternative spelling of Geri and Freki in Norse mythology * Guere language, a Kru language of Ivory Coast See also * Gère-Bélesten Gère-Bélesten is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administra ...

Gere (surname)
Gere is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Ashlyn Gere (born 1959), stage name of American actress * Charles March Gere (18691957), English painter, illustrator, stained glass and embroidery designer * Charlie Gere, British academic of Lancaster University * David Gere (born 1975), American film producer, actor, artist, business entrepreneur * François Géré (born 1950), French historian * Isaac Gere (17641849), American politician * Olga Gere (born 1942), Yugoslav high jumper * Richard Gere (born 1949), American actor * Thomas P. Gere (18421912), Union Army officer in the American Civil War See also * Gere (other) * Gare (surname) Gare is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Anna Gare (born 1969), Australian musician, cook, author and television personality * Arran Gare (born 1948), Australian philosopher * Danny Gare (born 1954), Canadian NHL player, coach and ... {{surname surnames ...
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Gere, Aragon
Solana Valley ( Spanish language ''Valle de la Solana''; Aragonese language ''Val d'a Solana'') is a valley in the Pyrenees. It is located in Aragon, Spain. River Ara cuts across the valley from east to west and its average altitude is 850 m. History There were many villages in Solana Valley. The inhabitants left the place between 1960 and 1970 owing to the pressure induced by ICONA, the Spanish National Institute for Forestal recovery that had bought the land surrounding the villages. There were other factors as well, such as the abandonment of traditional agricultural practices like sheep and goat rearing, as well as the lifestyle changes that swept over rural Spain after General Franco's ''Plan de Estabilización'' that pulled the local youth towards the cities and the coast. Most of Solana Valley's territory depends administratively from Fiscal, Sobrarbe comarca, Huesca Province. Ghost towns In Solana Valley there are numerous village churches and smaller religious b ...
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Geri And Freki
In Norse mythology, Geri and Freki are two Eurasian wolf, wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin. They are attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', a collection of epic poetry compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, in the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. The pair has been compared to similar figures found in Greek mythology, Greek, Roman mythology, Roman and Vedic mythology, and may also be connected to beliefs surrounding the Germanic peoples, Germanic "wolf-warrior bands", the Úlfhéðnar. Etymology The name ''Geri'' has been interpreted as meaning either "the greedy one" or "the ravenous one".Simek (2007:90; 106); Lindow (2001:120; 139). The name ''Geri'' can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic adjective , attested in Burgundian language (Germanic), Burgundian ''girs'', Old Norse , Old High German or and Old Dutch , all of which mean "greedy".Orel (2003:132). The ...
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Guere Language
Guéré (Gere), also called Wè (Wee), is a Kru language spoken by over 300,000 people in the Dix-Huit Montagnes and Moyen-Cavally regions of Ivory Coast. Phonology The phonology of Guere (here the Zagna dialect of Central Guere / Southern Wè) is briefly sketched out below. Consonants The consonant phonemes are as follows: Allophones of some of these phonemes include: * is an allophone of before nasal vowels * is an allophone of before nasal vowels * is an allophone of before nasal vowels * is an allophone of in word-initial position * is an allophone of after a coronal consonant (alveolar or palatal) In addition, while the nasal consonants and contrast with and before oral vowels, and are thus separate phonemes, before nasal vowels only the nasal consonants occur. and do not occur before nasal vowels, suggesting that historically a phonemic merger between these sounds and the nasals may have occurred in this position. Vowels Like many West African language ...
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