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References
- ↑ Akeu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ You Weiqiong [尤伟琼]. 2013. Classifying ethnic groups of Yunnan [云南民族识别研究]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社].
- ↑ Hayashi, Norihiko. 2015. Two Akeu Dialects in Myanmar and China. Paper presented at SEALS 25, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- ↑ Kosonen, Tuula. 2015. Akeu numerals.
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