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- ↑ http://www.enlhet.org/pdf/nne28-enlhet-enenlhet.pdf
- ↑ "Sanapaná". pueblosoriginarios.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ van Gysel, Jens (2017). Temporal Predicative Particles in Sanapaná and the Enlhet-Enenlhet Language Family (Paraguay): A Descriptive and Comparative Study. Leiden University. pp. 27–38.