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Tengger may refer to:
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- ↑ Tenggerese at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Dwi Astuti Wahyu Nurhayati 2016 , p. 2
- ↑ Dwi Astuti Wahyu Nurhayati 2016 , p. 9
