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Sangu (Gabon)

Sangu (Gabon) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Gabon.

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Sangu (Gabon) · 1.5°S 11.9°E

Sangu (also spelled Chango, Isangu, Shango, Yisangou, and Yisangu) is a language spoken in Gabon by approximately 20,900 (2000) Masangu people.

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Words in Sangu (Gabon)

MeaningWordRomanization
persontu*
namedux3*
eyeisu*
eararu*
nosebasu*
toothinu*
tonguelimi*
handkak3*
bloodluNgu*
bonebisi*
skinkat3*
kneenuNgu*
breasttulu*
liverbali*
watermb3*
firembawu*
sun5aNgu*
star5eci*
stonema5i*
mountainkoNgu*
treeri*
leafxayi*
nightbati*
dogmond3*
fishbEr3*
lousecin3*
onemosi*
twobeyi*
Im3*
youyu*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • BaramaAtlantic-Congo51% alike
  • PunuAtlantic-Congo50% alike
  • SiraAtlantic-Congo46% alike
  • LumbuAtlantic-Congo45% alike
  • WandjiAtlantic-Congo36% alike
  • BwisiAtlantic-Congo36% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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