| Hyman, Larry M. and John R. Watters | Auxiliary focus | 1984 | Studies in African Linguistics | Linguistics, Translation |
| Watters, John R. | Bible translation and human dignity in Africa: the case of the Ejagham speaking people in Cameroon | 2011 | | Community Development, Missiology, Sociolinguistics, Scripture Engagement, Translation |
| Watters, John R | Focus in Aghem: a study of its formal correlates and typology | 1979 | | Translation |
| Thwing, Rhonda Ann and John R. Watters | Focus in Vute | 1987 | Journal of African Languages and Linguistics | Translation |
| Watters, John R | Focus in Aghem: a study of its formal correlates and typology, part III | 1979 | Southern California Occasional Papers in Linguistics | Translation |
