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References
- 1 2 3 4 E19 Jandai at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- 1 2 Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elder-in Council Jandai Language Dictionary. Dunwich, Queensland, Australia: Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elder-in Council Aboriginal Corporation. 2011. ISBN 9780987096609.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Jandai published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence , accessed on 17 May 2022. - 1 2 3 This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Goenpul published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence , accessed on 20 May 2022.
- 1 2 Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-47378-1.
- ↑ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
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