Sango
Sango is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Central African Republic, Congo - Kinshasa, Chad, and Congo - Brazzaville.
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Written down
Adü âzo kûê yamba, ngâ âla lîngbi terê na lêgë tî nëngö-terê na tî ângangü. Ala kûê awara ndarä na börö-li sï âla lîngbi tî dutï na âmbâ tî âla gï na lêngö söngö.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Sango
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | walī | |
| tongue | mëngä | |
| hand | maboko | |
| head | li | |
| skin | pörö | |
| water | ngû | |
| fire | wâ | |
| sky | ndüzü | |
| river | bali | |
| dog | mbo | |
| cat | mînî | |
| fish | susu | |
| bird | ndeke | |
| horse | mbârâtâ | |
| pig | gaduru | |
| louse | sili | |
| four | osïö | |
| five | ukü | |
| I | mbï | |
| coffee | kâfe | |
| salt | îngö | |
| rice | loso | |
| house | da bê |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Riverain SangoAtlantic-Congo57% alike
- Northern NgbandiAtlantic-Congo56% alike
- YakomaAtlantic-Congo50% alike
- Southern NgbandiAtlantic-Congo49% alike
- GbayiAtlantic-Congo31% alike
- Gbanziri-BorakaAtlantic-Congo19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.