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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Democratic Republic of the Congo > Sanga

Sanga

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3sng

Population  431,000 (1991 UBS).
Region  Katanga Province, north of Likasi, widely dispersed in Lubudi, Mitwaba, and Pweto territories.
Language map  Southern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names   Kisanga, Luba-Garenganze, Luba-Sanga, Southern Luba
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, L, Luba (L.30)
Language development  Bible: 1928–1994.
Writing system  Latin script.