Constraints on the acquisition planning of indigenous African languages: The case of kiswahili in Kenya

Language, Culture and Curriculum

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-127

  Musau, Paul M ^a  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

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EID: 84937186757     PISSN: 07908318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07908319908666572     Document Type: Article

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