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| Sanga | |
|---|---|
| Kisanga | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Ethnicity | Sanga people |
Native speakers | (430,000 cited 1991) [1] |
Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sng |
| Glottolog | sang1331 [2] |
L.35 [3] | |
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Luba may refer to:
Sanga may refer to:
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