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Akoose at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Kaka (Central Mbo) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- 1 2 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ↑ According to Hedinger (1987), the Bafaw-Balong language included in Guthrie zone A.15 for cultural reasons needs to be excluded from Manenguba on linguistic grounds; Maho (2009) separates it as A.141.
- ↑ "The Bakossi Language". Bakossi Cultural & Development Association. Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
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