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References
- Blench (2008) Prospecting proto-Plateau. Manuscript.
- ↑ Ninka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- 1 2 3 Blench, Roger (19 October 2011). "The Ninka language of Central Nigeria and its affinities" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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