Sango language
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Sango is a trade language widely used in western Africa, belonging to the Adamawa-Eastern branch of the Niger-Congo family. It is an official language of the Central African Republic, alongside French. Sango is spoken by nearly nine-tenths of the population in the Central African Republic and serves as a lingua franca. Originally the language of people from the Ubangi River region, it was simplified and spread by Christian missionaries in the mid-20th century.123
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Central African RepublicLanguagesFrench and Sango are the official languages. Sango is a lingua franca spoken by nearly nine-tenths of the population. It was originally the language of a people from the Ubangi River region, but Christian missionaries adopted, simplified, and disseminated it in the 1940s and ’50s to their…
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ChadLanguages…the Central African groups, particularly Sango (also the lingua franca of the Central African Republic), which are spoken in the south, (9) the Bua group, spoken in southern and central Chad, (10) the Somrai group, spoken in western and central Chad, and (11) Mimi and (12) Fur, both spoken in…
Read More…the Central African groups, particularly Sango (also the lingua franca of the Central African Republic), which are spoken in the south, (9) the Bua group, spoken in southern and central Chad, (10) the Somrai group, spoken in western and central Chad, and (11) Mimi and (12) Fur, both spoken in…
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