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References
- ↑ Highland Konjo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Grimes, C. E. and B. E. Grimes (1987). Languages of South Sulawesi . Canberra: Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-D78. ISBN 0858833522.
- ↑ Friberg, T. and T.V. Laskowske (1989). "South Sulawesi languages". In: J.N. Sneddon (ed.), Studies in Sulawesi linguistics part 1, pp. 1-17. Jakarta: Badan Penyelenggara Seri Nusa.
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