The Language of the Old-Okinawan Omoro Sōshi

The Language of the Old-Okinawan Omoro Sōshi
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 445
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ISBN-10 : 9789004414686
ISBN-13 : 9004414681
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Download or read book The Language of the Old-Okinawan Omoro Sōshi written by Leon A. Serafim and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Leon A. Serafim and Rumiko Shinzato offer a grammatical and phonological description of the Old Okinawan language for comparison with other Ryukyuan languages and Old Japanese, phonologically reconstructing, translating, and annotating selected omoros.


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