The Jeliya catalogue uses Sängö / Sango. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Sango (sang1328). Its ISO 639-3 code is sag. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
A major language of communication in the Central African Republic.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses Sängö / Sango. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Sango (sang1328). Its ISO 639-3 code is sag. [1]
Glottolog associates this record with the following country codes: CD, CF, CG, TD. Catalogue locations do not enumerate diaspora or second-language use. [1]
No dated, scope-checked speaker estimate has been approved for this page.
The catalogue classification follows this sequence: Atlantic-Congo → Volta-Congo → North Volta-Congo → Cameroun-Ubangian → Ubangi → Ngbandi-Mongoba-Kazibati → Ngbandic → Nuclear Ngbandic → Sangoic. [1]
The Glottolog bibliography includes a linguistic description attributed to Giraud, Gaston 1908 and a more recent one attributed to Diki-Kidiri, Marcel 1978. These are publication dates, not language origins. [1]
Latin standard marks tone with diaeresis and circumflex. Preserve those marks even when informal texts omit them.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Three tone levels are conventionally distinguished: low unmarked, mid diaeresis and high circumflex. Vowel inventories and mergers vary by speaker; learn standard distinctions with recorded words.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A PHOIBLE record links published sound-inventory descriptions for this language. Inventory analysis can differ by variety and study; example words, letter values and a learner-facing pronunciation table still require a checked reference and speaker recordings. [4]
A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Predominantly SVO, relatively analytic grammar, aspect particles and serial-verb-like sequences; no Bantu noun classes.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Standard written Sängö; compare Bangui conversational speech
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Editorial adaptation: Jeliya
Language reviewer: awaiting appointment
Last revision: 10/12/2026
Harald Hammarström, Robert Forkel, Martin Haspelmath and Sebastian Bank
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Source checked: 10/12/2026Diki-Kidiri, Marcel 1978
Source checked: 10/12/2026