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* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sango_phrasebook Sango Phrasebook - Wiki Voyage] | * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sango_phrasebook Sango Phrasebook - Wiki Voyage] | ||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/sango.htm Useful Phrases in Sango - Omniglot] | * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/sango.htm Useful Phrases in Sango - Omniglot] | ||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French Phrases - Omniglot] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sango_language#Orthography Sango Language Alphabet - Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sango_language#Orthography Sango Language Alphabet - Wikipedia] | ||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/sango.php Sango Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot] | * [https://omniglot.com/writing/sango.php Sango Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot] | ||
* [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot] | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
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'''Dictionary''' | '''Dictionary''' | ||
* William J | * 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]. | ||
* | * 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]. | ||
* 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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* [http://joelandjes.com/sangolex/?i=1 Sango-English-French Online Dictionary - Sangolex] | * [http://joelandjes.com/sangolex/?i=1 Sango-English-French Online Dictionary - Sangolex] | ||
* [http://centrafrique.sango.free.fr/index_uk.htm English-Sango Dictionary | * [http://centrafrique.sango.free.fr/index_uk.htm English-Sango Dictionary | ||
* [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/french-english/ English-French Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary] | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
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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]
- French Genealogical Word List
- Sango Language Word List and Phrases
- Sango Phrasebook - Wiki Voyage
- Useful Phrases in Sango - Omniglot
- Useful French Phrases - Omniglot
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
- Sango Language Alphabet - Wikipedia
- Sango Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot
- French Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Language Aids
- Sango Language - Omniglot
- Sango Language Vowels and Consonants
- The Vocabulary of Sango - Routledge
- Sango Language - Wikipedia
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
- English-French-Sango Dictionary
- Sango-English-French Online Dictionary - Sangolex
- [http://centrafrique.sango.free.fr/index_uk.htm English-Sango Dictionary
- English-French Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Central African Republic," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic#Languages#Languages, accessed 5 Apr 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sango language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sango_language, accessed 5 Apr 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Ngbandi language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngbandi_language, accessed 5 Apr 2021.