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Sango

Sango

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A language used in the Central African Republic and parts of Chad for talking between people with different native languages
  • noun
: Sango
  • Many people in the Central African Republic speak Sango.

Examples

  • She learned Sango after moving to the Central African Republic for her work.

  • Many people in Chad use Sango to communicate with others who speak different native languages.

  • Linguists have studied the spread of Sango as a major trade language across central Africa.

  • Do you understand Sango?

  • Many people in Chad use Sango to communicate with others who speak different native languages.

  • Linguists have studied the spread of Sango as a major trade language across central Africa.

  • She learned Sango after moving to the Central African Republic for her work.

Synonyms

Sango language
vsSango
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A trade language that people use in the Central African Republic and nearby countries

is used mainly in the Central African Republic and parts of Chad

Compounds

Sango language
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A trade language that people use in the Central African Republic and nearby countries

Surface Forms

Sango singular
Sangos plural

Etymology

Sango comes from a local name for a people or place that helped the language spread, much like English is named after England. So Sango is the name given to the common 'trade language' people use to talk across many different native languages in central Africa.