Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Studia Chadica. Ausgewählte Beiträge zur tschadischen Sprachwissenschaft. Selected by Julia Becker, Anna Haffner and Rainer Voßen, Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2011, 247 pp.
Journal Title: Studies in African Languages and Cultures - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 46
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A review of a book "Studia Chadica. Ausgewählte Beiträge zur tschadischen Sprachwissenschaft. Selected by Julia Becker, Anna Haffner and Rainer Voßen" by Herrmann Jungraithmayr.
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