| (documentation SangoLanguage EnglishLanguage "The SangoLanguage is a NgbandiBasedCreoleLanguage of the CentralAfricanRepublic. SIL code: SAJ. ISO 639-1: sg. ISO 639-2: sag. Population: 350,000 mother tongue speakers in CAR, including 24,573 Sango Riverain (1988 census). Population total all countries: 400,000 or more. Including second language speakers: 5,000,000 (1997 UBS). Region: Scattered. Not in Cameroon. Also spoken in Chad, Congo, DRC. Alternate names: SANGHO. Comments: 51% lexical similarity with French, 49% from African languages. However, the African-based words are used more frequently. Spoken and written for informal use, used for instruction in community schools, in public schools when students do not understand French, church and mission publications. More men than women speak it as second language. A rapidly spreading creole derived from Ngbandi. National language. SVO. Radio programs, TV. Bible 1966. Also spoken in: Chad. (Language name: SANGO.) Alternate names: SANGHO. Comments: A trade language derived from Ngbandi, with decreasing usage in Chad. Probably no mother tongue speakers in Chad. Trade language. Bible 1966. Also spoken in: Democratic Republic of Congo. (Language name: SANGO.) Population: Only a few in DRC. Alternate names: SANGHO. Comments: A rapidly spreading language derived from Ngbandi with loans from Bantu languages and French. Trade language. Bible 1966.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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