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- ↑ Bakker, Peter; Papen, Robert A. "Michif and other languages of the Canadian Métis". Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture. Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Blain, Eleanor M. (1989). The Bungee Dialect of the Red River Settlement (MA). Winnipeg: University of Manitoba. p. 14.
- ↑ "Bungee: A language unique to Canada". Language Portal of Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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