Sango

American

[sahng-goh] / ˈsɑŋ goʊ /

noun

a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.

Sango British

/ ˈsɑːŋɡəʊ /

noun

a language used in Chad, the Central African Republic, N Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), and the Congo, belonging to the Adamawa branch of the Niger-Congo family

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Seattle-based producer Sango shares a producer credit with Budgie and Teezo Touchdown on “Amen.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

The poem is a melodious, sky-high tale of a basketball superstar born as a result of a celestial contest between the Greek and Yoruba gods of thunder, Zeus and Sango.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Meta removed the Sango ti Be-Africa after Reuters questions about the page.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2023

Livingstone Sango, seen above painting a mural at Cyrene Mission in the 1940s, became a prominent taxidermist with the National Museum in Bulawayo.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2022

At the advent of Gquma, Sango had been chief for about four years.

From The White Hecatomb And other Stories by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

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