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References
- 1 2 Oy at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Sapuan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ↑ Sok at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Jeng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ "Mon-Khmer Classification (draft)" . Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ Daniell, Jennifer. 2020. Phonological Variation in Oy: A Comparison of Four Varieties. M.A. dissertation. Chiang Mai: Payap University.
