Lexical borrowing by Khoekhoegowab from Cape Dutch and Afrikaans
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عنوان ژورنال: STELLENBOSCH PAPERS IN LINGUISTICS PLUS
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2224-3380
DOI: 10.5842/47-0-653