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References
- ↑ Bainouk-Gunyaamolo at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
Bainouk-Gunyuño at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
Bainouk-Samik (duplicate code) at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) - ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ↑ Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
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