Sango

SAG

national

Alternate Names: Sangho

Dialects: None known. A rapidly spreading creole derived from Ngbandi ,. Lexical similarity: 51% with French ,, 49% with African languages. However, African-based words used more frequently.

Genealogy:

Creole
Ngbandi based

Demographics: 350,000 in Central African Republic (1988 census). Population total all countries: 404,000. L2 users: 1,600,000 in Central African Republic. More men than women speak it as L2.

Language Use: All domains.

Language Development: Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1992–2012.

Typology: SVO.

Spoken In: Central African Republic

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Central African Republic