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References
- ↑ Hagahai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Melliger & Melliger 2001.
Works cited
- Melliger, Markus; Melliger, Liisa (2001). Organised Phonology Data Pinai-Hagahai Language: Yenkis (Enga) – Enga & Madang Province. SIL.