The Proto-Uto-Aztecan Cultivation Hypothesis: New Linguistic Evidence
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New evidence for a Mesoamerican homeland for Proto-Uto-Aztecan.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2377-1666,0363-2946
DOI: 10.3765/bls.v33i1.3528