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Hardback. London Missionary Society. 1953 1st ed. ISBN: N/A. 432 pp. Very good condition in brown faux calf. The author has endeavoured to give an 'introduction' to a complex language made up of many dialects with local differences. A classic work on linguistics of the region.

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