An oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?

Oceanic Linguistics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 456-498

  Ross, Malcolm ^a   Næss, Åshild ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 38949182337     PISSN: 00298115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ol.2008.0003     Document Type: Article

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