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- ↑ Roland Hallgren (1988). The Good Things in Life: A Study of the Traditional Religious Culture of the Yoruba People. Volume 2 of Lund studies in African and Asian religions and Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology. University of Michigan (Coronet Books Incorporated). p. 55. ISBN 978-9-18-6668-228. ISSN 0284-8651.
- ↑ Louise Crane; Jane E. Mohra (1982). African Names: People and Places: a Teaching Manual. Issue 1 of African outreach series and African studies. African Studies Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. p. 10.
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