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- ↑ Phola at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Phala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Alo Phola at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ↑ "元江县澧江镇大水平村民委员会土锅寨". Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
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