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Sango Vocabulary - Health

Hi Sango learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn some important Sango words related to health. Knowing these words will help you to understand and talk about health-related topics in Sango.

Words

Sango	Pronunciation	English Translation
ndɔngɔ	n-doh-ngoh	health
ndɔngɔ-ndɔngɔ	n-doh-ngoh-n-doh-ngoh	healthy
ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ	n-doh-ngoh-moh-goh	illness
ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-ndɔngɔ	n-doh-ngoh-moh-goh-n-doh-ngoh	ill
ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ	n-doh-ngoh-moh-goh-moh-goh	sick
ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-ndɔngɔ	n-doh-ngoh-moh-goh-moh-goh-n-doh-ngoh	sickly
ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ	n-doh-ngoh-moh-goh-moh-goh-moh-goh	unhealthy
ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-ndɔngɔ	n-doh-ngoh-moh-goh-moh-goh-moh-goh-n-doh-ngoh	unwell
ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ	n-doh-ngoh-moh-goh-moh-goh-moh-goh-moh-goh	unhealthy
ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-ndɔngɔ	n-doh-ngoh-moh-goh-moh-goh-moh-goh-moh-goh-n-doh-ngoh	very ill

Example Sentences

Sango	English Translation
Mbi ye ndɔngɔ-ndɔngɔ.	I am healthy.
Mbi ye ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-ndɔngɔ.	I am sickly.
Mbi ye ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-ndɔngɔ.	I am very ill.
Ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-ndɔngɔ ye.	He/She is very ill.
Ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-ndɔngɔ ye.	They are very ill.

To improve your Sango Vocabulary, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

Quiz

Test your knowledge of Sango health vocabulary with the following quiz:

Question	Answer
How do you say "healthy" in Sango?	ndɔngɔ-ndɔngɔ
How do you say "very ill" in Sango?	ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-ndɔngɔ
How do you say "illness" in Sango?	ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ
How do you say "unwell" in Sango?	ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ-ndɔngɔ
How do you say "sick" in Sango?	ndɔngɔ-mɔgɔ-mɔgɔ

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