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- ↑ Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. (2015). Sourcebook on Tomini-Tolitoli languages: General information and word lists. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 511. Canberra: The Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-511.
- Moro, Francesca (2010). A sketch grammar of Dampelas, a language of central Sulawesi (Master's thesis). Leiden University.
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