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The Sakata people, or Basakata, are one of the Bantu peoples of Central Africa, and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are indigenous to the Mai-Ndombe Province, formerly part of Bandundu Province. They speak the Sakata language, and Lingala as their lingua franca. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Bylin,Eric. Basakata. Le peuple du Pays de l'Entre-Fleuves Lukenie-Kasai. (Stud.Ethn.Upsal. XXV). Lund, 1966. XXXII,286 pp.
  2. Lisa Colldén. Trésors de la tradition orale sakata: Proverbes, mythes, légendes, fables, chansons et devinettes de Sakata (Uppsala studies in cultural anthropology). Almqvist & Wiksell International (1979) (French) Soft Binding, 419 pp. ISBN   978-9155408985