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- ↑ Kiyaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ngoongo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Pelende (duplicate code) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Lonzo (duplicate code) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - 1 2 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
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