Sango language

Sango
Sangho, Sangoic
yângâ tî sängö
Pronunciation[jáŋɡá tí sāŋɡō]
Native toCentral African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region
Native speakers
sag: 620,000 (2017)
snj: 35,000 (1996)
Creole
Latin script
Official status
Official language in
 Central African Republic
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-1sg
ISO 639-2sag
ISO 639-3Either:
sag – Sango
snj – Riverain Sango
Glottologsang1327
Linguasphere93-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, where it is used as a lingua franca across the country. Almost all people in the Central African Republic speak it as of 2025.

References

  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.