The Ubangian languages form a diverse linkage of some seventy languages centered on the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are the predominant languages of the Central African Republic, spoken by two to three million people, and include one of its official languages, Sango. They are also spoken in Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo, and South Sudan.
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Partially Attested
Speaker CountConfirmed: Ubangian languages are spoken by 2 to 3 million people in the Central African Republic alone. Open: speaker totals for Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo and South Sudan are not included in this figure. RegionCentered on the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Ubangian languages (including Sango) are the predominant languages; also spoken in Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo and South Sudan 1 Connections
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Zande, Language Families Why this is disputed. Zande is traditionally included among the Ubangian languages, but Moñino (2010) does not group it there, and its wider Niger-Congo affiliation is unclear.
Source Wikipedia: Zande Languages
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1. Wikipedia: Ubangian Languages
WikipediaWikipedia, Ubangian languages, introduction, region and additional-countries sentences
They are the predominant languages of the CAR, spoken by 2-3 million people, including one of its official languages, Sango. They are also spoken in Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo, and South Sudan.
Wikipedia, Ubangian languages, introduction, CAR speaker-count clause
They are the predominant languages of the CAR, spoken by 2-3 million people, including one of its official languages, Sango.
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Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Zande, Classification sectionQuote, Associated With: Zande, Classification section
Zande is traditionally included among the Ubangian languages, although Moñino (2010) does not group it within Ubangian.
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