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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That initiative - launched under the name Sango - does not appear to have been as successful as planned, and its website no longer works.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

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

Reuters was not able to identify representatives of Sango ti Be-Africa for comment.

From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2023

“We never knew our father was such a great artist but after 70 years we are seeing these pictures. We are being called,” said Sango.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2022

Within a few years of the marriage Sango died, and ’Ndepa became “great chief”; but Gquma, rather than he, was looked upon as the head of the tribe.

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

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