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References
- ↑ Musey at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- 1 2 Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM)[Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.
- ↑ Duncanson, Robert (1972). Interpreting tone in the Musey language. University of North Dakota.
- ↑ Shryock, Aaron M. (1992). Consonants and tone in Musey. UCLA.
