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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. Additionally, 10,000 live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The city of Yakoma takes its name from the people Yakoma, and the Yakoma's lands were utilized by the French for their post at les Abiras, which was the first capitol of Ubangi-Shari, 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 is similar to Sango.

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

References

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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.

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