Ubuntu in south africa: A sociolinguistic perspective to a pan-african concept

Critical Arts

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 24-41

  Kamwangamalu, Nkonko M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 85064302663     PISSN: 02560046     EISSN: 19926049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02560049985310111     Document Type: Article

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