Some restrictions on sesotho null noun class prefixes

South African Journal of African Languages

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 166-180

  Machobane, Malillo ^a   Moloi, Francina ^a   Demuth, Katherine ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 75949099527     PISSN: 2572117     EISSN: 23051159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02572117.2007.10587295     Document Type: Article

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