Yakoma people explained

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] were utilized by the French for their post at les Abiras, which was the first capitol of Ubangi-Shari,[5] [6] who were the predecessors to the modern day Central African Republic. The Yakoma are indeed Bantu, however they, in fact, speak a distinct dialect (also known as Yakoma), which similar to Sango.[7]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFRICA 101 Last Tribes - Yakoma people . 2023-02-19 . www.101lasttribes.com.
  2. Web site: June 2008 . Background Note: Central African Republic . February 19, 2023 . 2001-2009.state.gov.
  3. Web site: Yakoma . 2023-02-19 . ethnologue.com . en.
  4. Book: János . Besenyő . Országismertető Közép-afrikai Köztársaság . Andrea . Balogh . Péter . Miletics . Dávid . Vogel . 2015-02-17 . Honvéd Vezérkar Tudományos Kutatóhely - MH GEOSZ . 978-963-89948-2-0 . hu.
  5. Book: Stewart, John . African States and Rulers . 2006 . McFarland & Company . 978-0-7864-2562-4 . en.
  6. Web site: Central African Republic . 2023-02-19 . www.worldstatesmen.org.
  7. Web site: 2016-03-16 . 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) . 2023-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316230049/http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=3f7d4d6515 . 2016-03-16 .
  8. Book: Bradshaw . Richard . Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic . Fandos-Rius . Juan . 2016-05-27 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-0-8108-7992-8 . en.
  9. Book: Chitando . Ezra . Religion and Human Security in Africa . Tarusarira . Joram . 2019-01-23 . Routledge . 978-0-429-67157-9 . en.
  10. United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2001". 4 Mar 2002.
  11. Web site: JournalDeBangui.com: A lire: "La Maltraite des Veuves" dAdrienne Yabouza. 2 December 2016.

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