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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.
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[2] Additionally, 10,000 live in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo .
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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]
References
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"AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Yakoma people" . www.101lasttribes.com . Retrieved 2023-02-19 .
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"Background Note: Central African Republic" . 2001-2009.state.gov . June 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2023 .
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"Yakoma" . ethnologue.com . Retrieved 2023-02-19 .
^ 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 .
^ Stewart, John (2006).
African States and Rulers . McFarland & Company.
ISBN
978-0-7864-2562-4 .
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"Central African Republic" . www.worldstatesmen.org . Retrieved 2023-02-19 .
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"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 .
^ Bradshaw, Richard; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2016-05-27).
Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic . Rowman & Littlefield.
ISBN
978-0-8108-7992-8 .
^ Chitando, Ezra; Tarusarira, Joram (2019-01-23).
Religion and Human Security in Africa . Routledge.
ISBN
978-0-429-67157-9 .
^ United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. "
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2001 ". 4 Mar 2002.
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"JournalDeBangui.com: A lire: "La Maltraite des Veuves" dAdrienne Yabouza" . Retrieved 2 December 2016 .
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