Sango language

Sango
Sango
Sangho, Sangoic
yângâ tî sängö
Pronunciation	[jáŋɡá tí sāŋɡō]
Native to	Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Central Africa;
Native speakers	sag: 620,000 (2017); snj: 35,000 (1996)
Language family	Creole Ngbandi-based creole Sango; ;
Writing system	Latin script
Official status
Official language in	Central African Republic
Recognised minority; language in	Chad ; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-1	sg
ISO 639-2	sag
ISO 639-3	Either:; sag – Sango; snj – Riverain Sango
Glottolog	sang1327
Linguasphere	93-ABB-aa
	Countries where Sango holds official status or recognized language: Central African Republic (official) Democratic Republic of the Congo (recognized) Chad (recognized)
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Sango (also spelled Sangho) is a language spoken in Central Africa, especially in the Central African Republic. It is an official language in the Central African Republic,^[3] where it is used as a lingua franca across the country. Almost all people in the Central African Republic speak it as of 2025.^[4]

References

↑ Samarin, William J. (2000). "The Status of Sango in Fact and Fiction: On the One-Hundredth Anniversary of its Conception". In McWhorter, John H. (ed.). Language Change and Language Contact in Pidgins and Creoles. Creole language library. Vol. 21. John Benjamins. pp. 301–34. ISBN 9789027252432.
↑ Samarin, William J. (2000). "The Status of Sango in Fact and Fiction: On the One-Hundredth Anniversary of its Conception". In McWhorter, John H. (ed.). Language Change and Language Contact in Pidgins and Creoles. Creole language library. Vol. 21. John Benjamins. pp. 301–34. ISBN 9789027252432.
↑ Samarin, William J. (2000). "The Status of Sango in Fact and Fiction: On the One-Hundredth Anniversary of its Conception". In McWhorter, John H. (ed.). Language Change and Language Contact in Pidgins and Creoles. Creole language library. Vol. 21. John Benjamins. pp. 301–34. ISBN 9789027252432.
↑ "Central African Republic Population (2025) - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2025-08-03.

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[1] Samarin, William J. (2000). "The Status of Sango in Fact and Fiction: On the One-Hundredth Anniversary of its Conception". In McWhorter, John H. (ed.). Language Change and Language Contact in Pidgins and Creoles. Creole language library. Vol. 21. John Benjamins. pp. 301–34. ISBN 9789027252432.

[2] Samarin, William J. (2000). "The Status of Sango in Fact and Fiction: On the One-Hundredth Anniversary of its Conception". In McWhorter, John H. (ed.). Language Change and Language Contact in Pidgins and Creoles. Creole language library. Vol. 21. John Benjamins. pp. 301–34. ISBN 9789027252432.

[3] Samarin, William J. (2000). "The Status of Sango in Fact and Fiction: On the One-Hundredth Anniversary of its Conception". In McWhorter, John H. (ed.). Language Change and Language Contact in Pidgins and Creoles. Creole language library. Vol. 21. John Benjamins. pp. 301–34. ISBN 9789027252432.

[4] "Central African Republic Population (2025) - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2025-08-03.

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