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References
- ↑ Agarabi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Bee, Darlene; Luff, Lorna; Goddard, Jean (1973). Notes on Agarabi phonology. In Howard McKaughan (ed.), The languages of the Eastern Family of the East New Guinea Highland Stock: Seattle: University of Washington. pp. 414–423.
