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- ↑ R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development: v. 1 (Cambridge Language Surveys). Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-47378-1
- ↑ D4 Wadi-Wadi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ↑ Clark, Ian (1996). Aboriginal language areas in Victoria: a reconstruction. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
- ↑ Blake, Barry; Reid, Julie (1998). "Classifying Victorian languages". In B. Blake (ed.). Wathawurrung and the Colac language of southern Victoria. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
- ↑ Horgen, Michael (2004). The languages of the Lower-Murray (MA). La Trobe University.
- ↑ Blake, Barry J.; Hercus, Luise; Morey, Stephen; Ryan, Edward (2011). The Mathi group of languages. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
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