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References
- ↑ Mbo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ↑ "Mbo". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
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