Loanwords in Gurindji, a pama-nyungan language of Australia

Loanwords in the world's language: A Comparative Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 790-822

  McConvell, Patrick ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 80053204559     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1515/9783110218442     Document Type: Chapter

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