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Book Title: Introduction To Old Javanese Language And Literature: A Kawi...
Item Length: 9in
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Author: Mary S. Zurbuchen
Publication Name: Introduction to Old Javanese Language and Literature : a Kawi Prose Anthology
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Michigan, Center for South & Southeast Asian Studies
Publication Year: 1976
Series: Michigan Series in South and Southeast Asian Languages and Linguistics Ser.
Type: Language Course
Number of Pages: 162 Pages
