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SANGO
350,000 mother tongue speakers in CAR,
including 24,573 Sango Riverain (1988 census). Population
total all countries 400,000 or more. Including second language
speakers: 5,000,000 (1997 UBS).
Alternate names: SANGHO.
Classification: Creole, Ngbandi based.
MANZA
Manza is spoken in the Bouca, Kaga Bandoro, Mbrès,
Dekoa, Sibut, Grimari subprefectures. Possibly in Chad or
DRC.
Alternate names: MANDJA, MANJA.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Gbaya-Manza-Ngbaka, East.
GBAYA, NORTHWEST
Alternate names: GBAYA NORD-OUEST,
GBAYA.
Dialects: GBAYA KARA (GBAYA DE BOUAR, BOAR), BODOE, LAI (LAY),
YAÁYUWEE (YAIWE, KALLA).
Classification: Niger-Congo,
Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi,
Gbaya-Manza-Ngbaka, Northwest.
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