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Lo Stratagemma Di Stasià
Lo may refer to any of the following: Arts and entertainment * '' Lo!'', the third published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort * L.O., a fictional character in the Playhouse Disney show Happy Monster Band * ''Lo'' (film), a 2009 independent film * Lo Recordings, a London-based record company established in 1995 * ''Law & Order'' (franchise), several related American television series created by Dick Wolf * ''Lost Odyssey'', a 2007 role-playing video game * ''Lore Olympus'', a 2018 webcomic ** ''Lore Olympus'' (TV series), an in-development adaptation by The Jim Henson Company Businesses and organizations * Legal observer, a third-party organization that monitors protests or war zones in the interest of protecting human and civil rights * Lo Recordings, a London-based record company established in 1995 * "National confederation of trade unions" in several Scandinavian countries: ** ''Landsorganisationen i Danmark'' ( Danish Confederation of Trade Unions) ** ''Landsorg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L0 (other)
L0 may refer to: * Haplogroup L0 (mtDNA), a human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup * L0 norm, a norm in mathematics * L0 Series, a high-speed maglev train operated by the Japanese railway company JR Central See also * Level 0 (other) {{Letter-NumberCombDisambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo-Toga Language
Lo-Toga is an Oceanic language spoken by about 580 people on the islands of Lo and Toga, in the Torres group of northern Vanuatu. The language has sometimes been called ''Loh'' (''sic'') or ''Toga'', after either of its two dialects. Name The language is named after the two islands where it is spoken: Lo and Toga. Situation and dialects Its 580 speakers live mostly in Lo and Toga, the two main islands in the southern half of the Torres group. The same language is also spoken by the small populations of the two other islands of Linua and Tegua. Lo-Toga is itself divided into two very close dialects, ''Lo'' (spoken on Lo island) and ''Toga'' (spoken on Toga). The inhabitants of northern Vanuatu generally don't draw a distinction between dialects and languages. Conversely, Lo-Toga is a distinct language from the other language of the Torres group, Hiw. Phonology The Lo dialect of Lo-Toga phonemically contrasts 16 consonants and 13 vowels. François (2021). Consonants V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo, Belgium
Lo is a place in the Belgian province of West Flanders in Belgium and a borough of the municipality Lo-Reninge. Lo is a small medieval town and the community Lo-Reninge of which it is a part obtained the city title in 1985. The Old Town Hall of Lo, built between 1565-1566, and its belfry were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site. Lo is notable as the location of Caesarsboom, an ancient European Yew designated a national monument A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence, war, or the life and death of a historical figure. The term may also refer to a spec ... of Belgium. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Lo
Upper Mustang (formerly Kingdom of Lo) is an upper part (Northern area) of Mustang District, which is located in Nepal. The ''Upper Mustang'' was a restricted kingdom until 1992 which makes it one of the most preserved regions in the world, with a majority of the population still speaking traditional Tibetic languages. Tibetan culture has been preserved by the relative isolation of the region from the outside world. Life in Mustang revolves around tourism, animal husbandry, and trade. The ''Upper Mustang'' comprise the northern two-thirds of Mustang District of Gandaki Province, Nepal. It consists of three rural municipalities namely Lo Manthang, Dalome, and Baragung Muktichhetra. The southern third (lower Mustang) of the district is called Thak and is the homeland of the Thakali, who speak the Thakali language, and whose culture combines Tibetan and Nepalese elements. Mustang's status as a kingdom ended in 2008 when its suzerain Kingdom of Nepal became a republic. The inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo (island)
Lo (sometimes wrongly spelled ''Loh'') is an island in the Torres group of islands, in northern Vanuatu. The island is located 2.25 miles from the Toga Island. As of 2009, the population of the island was 210. They speak the Lo dialect of the Lo-Toga language. Transportation The Torres islands are served by Torres Airport, which is located on the Linua island, just off the north coast of Lo. The airport is mostly used by Lo residents. Lo is not frequently visited by outsiders. Villages Lo has two main villages: ''Lun̄haregi'' (a.k.a. ''Lunghariki'') and ''Rinuhe'' ; and a smaller hamlet, ''Telaqlaq'' . In 2018, the Vanuatu Coastal Adaptation Project provided the villages with access to fresh water. Name The name ''Lo'' comes from the Lo-Toga language Lo-Toga is an Oceanic language spoken by about 580 people on the islands of Lo and Toga, in the Torres group of northern Vanuatu. The language has sometimes been called ''Loh'' (''sic'') or ''Toga'', after either of its tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lhoba People
Lhoba (English translation: ; ; bo, ལྷོ་པ།) is any of a diverse amalgamation of Sino-Tibetan-speaking tribespeople living in and around Pemako, a region in southeastern Tibet including Mainling, Medog and Zayü counties of Nyingchi and Lhünzê County of Shannan, Tibet. In 1965 the Chinese government officially recognised Lhoba as one of the 56 ethnic groups in China. Lhobas are the smallest ethnic minority in China. Lhobas, with respect to the Chinese perception of Southern Tibet (administered by India as Arunachal Pradesh), have been part of Chinese documentary films and articles. This has been criticised as propaganda by commentators such as Claude Arpi. Etymology Lhoba means "southerners". History The area nowadays inhabited by the modern Lhoba people was known in medieval texts as ''Lhoyü'' (or ''Luoyu'', ''lho-yul'', ལྷོ༌ཡུལ་). Lhoyü is now the name of an area in Tibet, while Lower Lhoyü is part of the Indian state of Arunachal Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo (surname)
Luo or Lo refers to the Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames 羅 (Simplified Chinese: 罗, pinyin: Luó, Jyutping: Lo4) and 駱 (Simplified Chinese: 骆, pinyin: Luò, Jyutping: Lok3). Of the two surnames, wikt:罗 is much more common among Chinese people. According to the Cantonese pronunciation, it can also refer to 盧. In Cantonese, 罗/羅 is usually romanized as Lo and Law. In Teochew, 罗/羅 is most commonly transliterated as Low while in the Hokkien dialect it is romanized as Loke. In North Korea, 羅 is transcribed as 라 (Ra) and South Korea is transcribed as 나 (Na). In Vietnam, the name 羅 is pronounced La. It is the 75th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. 989(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . Origins The origin of the Luo surname dates back to descendants of Luo, a feudal state which existed during the Shang dynasty to the Warring States period (modern da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu (surname 蘆)
Lú is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in simplified character and in traditional character. It is also spelled Lo according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu 芦 is the 140th most common surname in China, with a population of 980,000. A relatively new surname, it is not listed in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Demographics As of 2008, Lu 蘆 is the 140th most common surname in China, shared by 980,000 people, or 0.079% of the Chinese population. It is concentrated in the provinces of Anhui, Hubei, Hebei, and Henan, which altogether account for 43% of the total, including 17% in Anhui alone. Origins Lu 蘆 is a relatively new surname by Chinese standard, with a history of about 1,500 years. It was first recorded during the Xianbei Northern Wei dynasty, when Emperor Xiaowen (reigned 467–499 AD) implemented a drastic policy of sinicization, ordering his own people to adopt Chinese-style surnames. The Molu (莫蘆) tribe of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu (surname 路)
Lu () is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Lo according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu 路 is listed 138th in the Song Dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Lu 路 is the 116th most common surname in China, with a total population of 2.35 million. Demographics and distribution As of 2013, Lu 路 is the 116th most common surname in China, shared by 2.35 million people, or 0.18% of the Chinese population. It is distributed widely across China, but the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, and Henan have especially high concentrations of the surname; the four provinces account for 70% of the total population with the surname. Origins According to the ninth-century Tang Dynasty text ''Yuanhe Xing Zuan'', the Lu 路 surname originated from the Red Di state of (潞氏 or 路氏), also called Lu, which was named after the river Lu (present-day Zhuozhang River, a tributary of the Zhang River). In 594 BC Lushi was conquered by Duke Jing, the ruler of the State of Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu (surname 魯)
Lǔ is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in simplified character and in traditional character. It is also spelled Lo according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu 鲁 is listed 49th in the Song Dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, Lu 鲁 is the 115th most common surname in China. Origin According to several ancient genealogy texts including the Tang Dynasty ''Yuanhe Xing Zuan'', ''Xing Pu'' (姓谱), and ''Xingshi Kaolue'' (姓氏考略), the surname Lu 鲁 originated from the ancient State of Lu, which was founded by Bo Qin, son of the Duke of Zhou, in the 11th century BC. During the Warring States period, Lu was conquered by the State of Chu, one of the seven major powers at the time, in 256 BC. Many people of Lu subsequently adopted the name of their former state as their surname. It is considered a branch of Ji 姬, the royal surname of the state of Lu. Notable people * Lu Ban (魯班; 507–440 BC), carpenter, engineer and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu (surname 盧)
Lú is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in simplified character and in traditional character. It is also spelled Lo or Loh according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu 卢 is the 52nd most common surname in China, shared by 5.6 million people, or 0.475% of the Chinese population as of 2002. It is especially common in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Hebei provinces. Lu 卢 is listed 167th in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. In 2019 it was the 50th most common surname in Mainland China. Origins According to the Tang dynasty genealogy text ''Yuanhe Xing Zuan'', the surname Lu 卢 originated in the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period, and descended from Gao Xi (高傒). Gao Xi was the grandson of Prince Gao, who was a son of Duke Wen of Qi (reigned 815–804 BC) and a descendant of Lü Shang, the founder of Qi. When the Qi ruler Wuzhi was murdered in 685 BC, Gao Xi, then prime minister of Qi, helped to install Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu (surname)
Lu is the pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of several distinct Chinese surnames that are written with different characters in Chinese. Depending on the character, it may be spelled Lú, Lǔ, or Lù when pinyin tone diacritics are used. Lu 盧 and Lu 陸 are the most common: both are among the 100 most common surnames in China. Languages using the Latin alphabet do not distinguish among the different Chinese surnames, rendering them all as Lu. List of surnames romanized as Lu * Lú 卢/盧 (2nd tone), the 52nd most common surname in China. "Lo" in Cantonese. The character also means "black". * Lù 陆/陸 (4th tone), the 61st most common surname in China. "Luk" in Cantonese. The character also means "land". * Lǔ 鲁/魯 (3rd tone), the 115th most common surname in China. "Lo" in Cantonese. The character also means "rude" or “foolish”, but the name originated from the ancient State of Lu. * Lù 路 (4th tone), the 116th most common surname in China. "Lo" in Cantonese. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
