Yakoma people

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 capitol of Ubangi-Shari,[5][6][1] who were the predecessors to the modern day Central African Republic.[1] The Yakoma are indeed Bantu, however they, in fact, speak a distinct dialect (also known as Yakoma), which 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]

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  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". Retrieved 2 December 2016.