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References
- ↑ Roger Blench, 2010. The Kambari languages
- ↑ Gunn, Harold; Conant, F. P. (2017-02-03). Peoples of the Middle Niger Region Northern Nigeria: Western Africa. Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 9781315282275.
- ↑ Osaji, Bede (1979). Language Survey in Nigeria. Centre international de recherche sur le bilinguisme. p. 104.
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