Mbaka people

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Mbaka
Total population
300,000
Regions with significant populations
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic , Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Languages
Mbaka, French, Sango, Lingala
Religion
Christianity, traditional African religions

The Mbaka are a minority ethnic group in the Central African Republic and northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] The M'Baka speak the Mbaka language and have a population of roughly 300,000. [1]

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Language

The Mbakas speak Mbaka language, a Ubangian language. The Gilima variety is assigned to a separate ISO 639-3 code.

Famous Mbaka people

Notes

  1. 1 2 Appiah & Gates 1999 , p. 1278.
  2. Bradshaw, Richard (2016-05-27). "Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic: David Dacko pages 198-200". Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.

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