Nasal harmony in Ikwere, a language with no phonemic nasal consonants

Journal of African Languages and Linguistics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-200

  Clements, G N ^a,b   Osu, Sylvester ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ SORBONNE NOUVELLE PARIS 3   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

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EID: 34248698988     PISSN: 01676164     EISSN: 16133811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jall.2005.26.2.165     Document Type: Article

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