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References
- ↑ "Mwaghavul". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ↑ Mwaghavul language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ↑ "Roger Blench: Mwaghavul opening page". www.rogerblench.info. Archived from the original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
