Sangu
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 75,000 (1987). |
| Region | Mbeya region, Mbarale District, Usangu Plains. |
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Tanzania, reference number 82 |
| Alternate names | Eshisango, Kisangu, Rori, Sango |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Bena-Kinga (G.60) |
| Language use | Vigorous. All ages. Positive attitude. Most use some Swahili [swh]. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Different from Sango [sag] of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and Chad, or from Sanga [sng] of Democratic Republic of the Congo and from Sangu [snq] of Gabon. Agriculturalists; animal husbandry. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian. |
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