Shadows of bygone lives: The histories of spiritual words in northern Vanuatu

Lexical and Structural Etymology: Beyond Word Histories

Volumn , Issue , 2021, Pages 185-244

  François, Alexandre ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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