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References
- 1 2 Jamaican Patois English (Panama) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Herzfeld, Anita. "Limon Creole and Panamanian Creole: Comparison and Contrast" (PDF). kuscholarworks.ku.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
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