Double unilineal descent and triple kinship terminology: The case of the kwanja of cameroon

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 309-323

  Gausset, Quentin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 0039108003     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3034504     Document Type: Article

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