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Mother tongue education: necessary? Possible? Sustainable?

Barbara Elaine Graham Mother Tongue Education Specialist, Bible Translation and Literacy, Nairobi, Kenya
Pages 309-321 | Received 10 Sep 2009, Accepted 13 Oct 2009, Published online: 01 Jun 2010

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