sagTechnical information about ISO 639 language code sag
The table below provides technical details for the Sango language, designated by the sag code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Sango Native Yângâ tî sängö |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Urban (Bangui) SangoRiverine Sango |
| Related languages | NgbandiYakomaNgbakaGbayaZande |
| Key facts | Evolved as a trade pidgin on the Ubangi River and later creolisedHas a three-tone system that distinguishes meaningAbout half of its vocabulary is inherited from Northern Ngbandi, with many modern borrowings from FrenchPossesses a relatively simple verb morphology but makes heavy use of serial verb constructionsOne of the rare African creoles that now has hundreds of thousands of native speakers. |
| Sample phrase | Balaô! Ni yeke bala? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Sango language, identified by the code sag, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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