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- ↑ East at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Angal Enen (South) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Angal Heneng (West, Kaninja) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Franklin, Karl J. (September 1972). "A Ritual Pandanus Language of New Guinea". Oceania. 43 (1): 66–76. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1972.tb01197.x. OCLC 883021898.