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- ↑ Bambalang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Binam Bikoi (2012)
- ↑ Grove & Wright (2012 :5–8)
- ↑ Grove & Wright (2012 :15)
- ↑ Grove & Wright (2012 :16)
- ↑ Grove & Wright (2012 :3)
- ↑ Grove & Wright (2012 :5–7)
