KiKAR: A Swahili variety in Kenya's colonial army

Journal of African Languages and Linguistics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-125

  Mutonya, Mungai ^a   Parsons, Timothy H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34248706788     PISSN: 01676164     EISSN: 16133811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jall.2004.25.2.111     Document Type: Article

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