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References
- ↑ Kalagan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Kagan Kalagan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Tagakaulu Kalagan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ↑ Wendel, Asa & Dag (1978). Kaagan-Kalagan phonemic statement. Studies in Philippine Linguistics 2. pp. 191–203.
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