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'''Dictionary'''
'''Dictionary'''
* William J Samarin & Charles R Taber, '''''A Dictionary of Sango''''', n.p. : n.p., n.d. - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionary-of-sango/oclc/911406915&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Samarin, William J and Charles R Taber. ''A Dictionary of Sango.'' Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Seminary Foundation, 1965. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/5722789 WorldCat].
* E V Rosenau, Clara De Rosset & Loie Knight, '''''1980 Sango-English dictionary''''', Cleveland, Ohio : Baptist Mid-missions, 1980 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1980-sango-english-dictionary-to-be-used-in-conjunction-with-the-sango-bible/oclc/7741864&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Rosenau, E V, Clara De Rosset, and Loie Knight. ''1980 Sango-English dictionary.'' Cleveland, Ohio: Presse biblique baptiste , 1980. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/7741864 WorldCat].
* Denis Girard, '''''Cassell's French-English, English-French dictionary''''', New York : Macmillan : Wiley, 2002 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/cassells-french-english-english-french-dictionary-cassells-dictionnaire-francais-anglais-anglais-francais/oclc/798320280&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Girard, Denis. ''Cassell's French-English, English-French dictionary.'' Wiley, New York: Macmillan, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/798320280 WorldCat].


'''Online Dictionary'''
'''Online Dictionary'''

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Description[edit | edit source]

Sango is the primary language spoken in the Central African Republic and also the official language of the country. French is also an official language. The Ngbandi language is also spoken. [1]

Sango [2]

  • a creole based on the Northern Ngbandi language
  • used as a trade language along the Ubangi River prior to French colonisation in the 1880s
  • there are 450,000 native speakers of Sango (1988)
  • also 1.6 million second language speakers

Ngbandi [3]

  • a dialect continuum of the Ubangian family
  • spoken by a half-million or so people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in the Central African Republic
  • primarily spoken by the Ngbandi people

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Language Aids

Dictionary

  • Samarin, William J and Charles R Taber. A Dictionary of Sango. Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Seminary Foundation, 1965. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Rosenau, E V, Clara De Rosset, and Loie Knight. 1980 Sango-English dictionary. Cleveland, Ohio: Presse biblique baptiste , 1980. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Girard, Denis. Cassell's French-English, English-French dictionary. Wiley, New York: Macmillan, 2002. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionary

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Central African Republic," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic#Languages#Languages, accessed 5 Apr 2021.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sango language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sango_language, accessed 5 Apr 2021.
  3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Ngbandi language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngbandi_language, accessed 5 Apr 2021.
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