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- ↑ Fox, James J.; Grimes, Charles E. (1995). "Roti". In Tryon, Darrell T. (ed.). Comparative Austronesian dictionary: an introduction to Austronesian studies. Vol. 1. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 611–621.
