From dugouts to double outriggers; Lexical insights into the development of Swahili nautical technology
The early history of nautical technology in the western Indian Ocean and adjoining parts of the African coast is poorly understood. In the absence of evidence from shipwrecks, it has hitherto been based largely on the uncertain interpretation of a few documentary references and speculation surroundi...
Main Author: | Martin Walsh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universitas Indonesia, Faculty of Humanities
2021-04-01
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Series: | Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia |
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Online Access: | https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/wacana/vol22/iss2/1/ |
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