required) West Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Taber, Mark (1993). "Toward a Better Understanding of the Indigenous Languages of...

North: Dawera-Daweloor, North Babar, Dai South Masela – South Babar: Central Masela; East Masela, West Masela, Serili, Southeast Babar Southwest Babar: Emplawas;...

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