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References
- 1 2 Kimaragang (Marigang, Sonsogon) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Tobilung (Tebilung) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Rungus (Momogun) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Sugut Dusun (?) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Minokok (?) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
