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- ↑ Jansen, J.W. (2020) Manuscript.
- ↑ Hargus, S. & Beavert, V. (2014) Northwest Sahaptin. Journal of the International Phonetic Association 44 (3), 311-342.
- ↑ Rigsby, B. & Rude, N. (1996) Sketch of Sahaptin, a Sahaptian language. In Goddard, Ives (ed.), Languages (Handbook of North American Indians 17), 666–692. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- ↑ "Umatilla Language Online Dictionary". Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Retrieved 2021-05-22.