Yakoma people

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Yakoma
Total population
170,000
Regions with significant populations
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages
Yakoma
Religion
Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Ngbandi

The Yakoma are an ethnic group who primarily reside in the Central African Republic. As of June 2008, the Yakoma make up 4% of the country's population. [1] [2] Additionally, 10,000 live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [3]

The city of Yakoma takes its name from the people Yakoma, and the Yakoma's lands [4] [1] were utilized by the French for their post at les Abiras, which was the first capital of Ubangi-Shari, [5] [6] [1] who were the predecessors to the modern-day Central African Republic. [1] The Yakoma speak a dialect (also known as Yakoma), which is similar to Sango. [7] [1]

André-Dieudonné Kolingba, president of the CAR from 1979 to 1993, was a member of this group, [8] [9] [10] as is the writer Adrienne Yabouza. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Yakoma people". www.101lasttribes.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ↑ "Background Note: Central African Republic". 2001-2009.state.gov. June 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Yakoma". ethnologue.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. ↑ János, Besenyő; Andrea, Balogh; Péter, Miletics; Dávid, Vogel (2015-02-17). Országismertető Közép-afrikai Köztársaság (in Hungarian). Honvéd Vezérkar Tudományos Kutatóhely - MH GEOSZ. ISBN   978-963-89948-2-0.
  5. ↑ Stewart, John (2006). African States and Rulers. McFarland & Company. ISBN   978-0-7864-2562-4.
  6. ↑ "Central African Republic". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  7. ↑ "Refworld | Central African Republic: The Yakoma, including their language, physiognomy and geographic location; whether it is possible to identify members of this ethnic group by their family names and whether certain names are common among the Yakoma (August 2002)". 2016-03-16. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  8. ↑ Bradshaw, Richard; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2016-05-27). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-0-8108-7992-8.
  9. ↑ Chitando, Ezra; Tarusarira, Joram (2019-01-23). Religion and Human Security in Africa. Routledge. ISBN   978-0-429-67157-9.
  10. ↑ United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2001". 4 Mar 2002.
  11. ↑ "JournalDeBangui.com: A lire: "La Maltraite des Veuves" dAdrienne Yabouza". Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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