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Articles

Re-imagining a synchronous linguistic landscape of public and school uses of Runyoro-Rutooro and Runyankore-Rukiga in early childhood education in Western Uganda

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Pages 846-859 | Received 30 Dec 2021, Accepted 31 Jan 2022, Published online: 22 Feb 2022

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