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- ↑ Sidwell, Paul; Jenny, Mathias, eds. (2021). The Languages and Linguistics of Mainland Southeast Asia: A Comprehensive Guide. De Gruyter. p. 197. ISBN 978-3-11055-814-2.
- ↑ Chamberlain, James R. (2018). A Kri-Mol (Vietic) Bestiary: Prolegomena to the Study of Ethnozoology in the Northern Annamites . Kyoto Working Papers on Area Studies No. 133. Kyoto: Kyoto University.
- ↑ Schliesinger, Joachim (2003). Ethnic groups of Laos, Vol. 1 Introduction and overview. White Lotus Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-9-744-80036-7.
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