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References
- ↑ Ethiopia 2007 Census
- ↑ Suri language at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
- ↑ Suri language at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
- ↑ Last & Lucassen 1998.
- ↑ Bryant 1999.
