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- ↑ Khan, Abdul Jamil (30 August 2006). Urdu/Hindi: An Artificial Divide : African Heritage, Mesopotamian Roots, Indian Culture & Britiah Colonialism. Algora Publishing. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-87586-438-9 . Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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