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Ami (Emmi) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
Manda (Menthe) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) - ↑ N215 Marranj at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Tryon, Darrell T. An introduction of Maranungku (Northern Australia). B-15, x + 121 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1970. doi : 10.15144/PL-B15
