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74:NigerâCongo
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758:Ethnologue
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704:References
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260:Ngaoundéré
256:Lobi River
224:Ethnologue
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157:Variously:
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1213:BenaâMboi
1204:(Bambuka)
874:Bangwinji
370:Alphabet
327:Tcholliré
319:Mayo-Sala
307:Tcholliré
238:Varieties
185:Glottolog
152:ISO 639-3
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1486:Zan Gula
1482:(Kulaal)
1480:Gula Iro
1272:MbumâDay
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357:, which
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303:Mayo-Rey
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115:Dialects
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208:in the
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226:lists
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130:Sagzee
128:Phaane
126:Ngbang
118:Mambeâ
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1294:Mbere
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1242:Kaan
1237:Mboi
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