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References
- ↑ Ngarigo at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
Jaitmathang at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) - 1 2 S46 Ngarigo at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ↑ Koch, Harold (2016). Documentary sources on the Ngarigu language: the value of a single recording.
- ↑ Hercus, Luise A. (1969). The Languages of Victoria: A Late Survey. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. pp. 199–200.
