Literacy in Kiswahili.

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Literacy in Kiswahili. / Alcock, Katie J.
Handbook of Orthography and literacy. ed. / R. M. Joshi; P. G. Aaron. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates, 2005. p. 405-420.

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Harvard

Alcock, KJ 2005, Literacy in Kiswahili. in RM Joshi & PG Aaron (eds), Handbook of Orthography and literacy. Lawrence Earlbaum Associates, Mahwah, New Jersey, pp. 405-420.

APA

Alcock, K. J. (2005). Literacy in Kiswahili. In R. M. Joshi, & P. G. Aaron (Eds.), Handbook of Orthography and literacy (pp. 405-420). Lawrence Earlbaum Associates.

Vancouver

Alcock KJ. Literacy in Kiswahili. In Joshi RM, Aaron PG, editors, Handbook of Orthography and literacy. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates. 2005. p. 405-420

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Alcock, Katie J. / Literacy in Kiswahili. Handbook of Orthography and literacy. editor / R. M. Joshi ; P. G. Aaron. Mahwah, New Jersey : Lawrence Earlbaum Associates, 2005. pp. 405-420

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