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Sango

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3: sag

Population	350,000 in Central African Republic (1988 census). Population total all countries: 404,000.
Region	Widespread. Also in Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Alternate names	Sangho
Dialects	A rapidly spreading creole derived from Ngbandi [ngb]. Lexical similarity: 51% with French, 49% with African languages. However, African-based words used more frequently.
Classification	Creole, Ngbandi based
Language use	National language. 1,600,000 L2 speakers. More men than women speak it as L2. All domains.
Language development	Radio programs. TV. Bible: 1966.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO.

Also spoken in:

Chad

Language name	Sango
Region	South.
Alternate names	Sangho
Language use	Trade language. Derived from Ngbandi [ngb], with decreasing usage in Chad. Probably no L1 speakers in Chad.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language name	Sango
Population	Few in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Region	Extreme north border of Equateur Province (Oubangui River).
Alternate names	Sangho
Language use	Trade language.
Comments	A rapidly spreading language derived from Ngbandi [ngb] with loans from Bantu languages and French.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 1995. Kêtê bakarî tî Sängö: Farânzi, Angelëe na Yângâ tî Zâmani = Petit dictionnaire Sango = Mini Sango Dictionary = Kleines Sango Wörterbuch.

KARAN, Elke, author. 2006. Writing system development and reform: a process.

KARAN, Mark E., author. 1993. Towards redefining the SRT: Observations drawn from the Sango SRT.

KARAN, Mark E., author. 1996. The dynamics of language spread: a study of the motivations and the social determinants of the spread of Sango in the Republic of Central Africa.

KARAN, Mark E., author. 2001. The Dynamics of Sango Language Spread.  

MOSER, Rosmarie, author. 2012. "Sociolinguistic Dynamics of Sango."  

Vernacular Publications

1, 2, 3. 1992.

ABD. 1993.

Akobêla awü töngana nye?. n.d.

Âla gä ë manda tî dîko mbëtï!. 1993.

Âlisoro na âwâlï. 1992.

Alphabet chart. 1992.

Ayê sô asï na mbï ândö. n.d.

Bata kôbe nzönî. 2004.

Bata kôbe nzönî. 2004.

Dâlê sô asâra tënë na kötä gô. 1993.

Doli, mbo na kundâ: Mbëtï tî âmôlengê. 1991.

Gä ë sâra ngîâ. 1993.

Gä, ë fono na yâ tî bêafrîka. 1992.

Kongba ague na kötä ködörö. 1993.

Kpälë tî âsambâ (Le chemin de la polygamie). 1997.

Längö tî vundü (Jeur de malheur). 1997.

Lêgë tî füngö bongö. 2002.

Lêgë tî kâi sasa na yângâ da. 1999.

Lêgë tî kpëngö kobêla tî bilarzîi. 1997.

Lêgë tî kpëngö kobêla tî palü. 1992.

Matânga tî âgerêmbëtï. 2000.

Mbai tî yayâ: bûku tî wafängö-yê (L'histoire de Yayâ, livre pour les facilitateurs). 2007.

Mbai tî yayâ: bûku tî wamändängö-yê. 2007.

Ngo na düngö. 2002.

Ngö sô atûku. 1993.

Ngusü asôbenda na li tî doli (Tique l'emporte sur l'éléphant dans la course. 1997.

Sarango savoon. 2006.

Sênî: âkabêla na âkodë tî käïngö nî sï zo alîngbi dutï na sênî. 2003.

Sênî: Akobêla na âkodë tî käïngö nî sï zo alîngbi dutï na sênî. 2002.

SIDA. 2000.

Tambûla tî mänamê na bêtâzo. 1994.

Tângo tî ngonzo, vundü, kamënë na ngîâ. n.d.

Töngana âmôlengê tî nzapä asambêla. 1993.