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- ↑ "Request Number 2019-017 for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code" (PDF). SIL International. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ↑ "Classification of South American Indian languages (Loukotka 1968) - Biblioteca Digital Curt Nimuendajú". www.etnolinguistica.org. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
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