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- 1 2 Namiae at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ↑ Ewande, Rosemary, Clement Java and Winnyfaith Nai. 2004. Godon Vuak Ma Ijin [Namiai New Testament]. 1st edition. Orlando, FL: Wycliffe.
