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- ↑ Oatridge, Jenny; Oatridge, Des (1973). "Phonemes of Binumarien". In McKaughan, Howard (ed.). The Languages of the Eastern Family of the East New Guinea Highland Stock. University of Washington Press. pp. 517–522.
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