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Hanklyn-Janklin, or, A stranger's rumble-tumble guide to some words, customs and quiddities Indian and Indo-British

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Banyan Books, 1994 - History - 261 pages

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
11
Section 3
46
Copyright

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Nigel B. Hankin
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TitleHanklyn-Janklin, or, A stranger's rumble-tumble guide to some words, customs and quiddities Indian and Indo-British
AuthorNigel B. Hankin
Edition2
PublisherBanyan Books, 1994
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedJan 18, 2008
Length261 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Colloquial language
English language
History / Asia / India & South Asia
India
Indo-Aryan languages
Reference / Dictionaries
  
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