Toward a grammaticalization and typological account of the fra-possessive in southern Nguni

Journal of African Languages and Linguistics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-184

  Güldemann, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

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EID: 84937185044     PISSN: 01676164     EISSN: 16133811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jall.1999.20.2.157     Document Type: Article

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