Mbaka people

The Mbaka are a minority ethnic group in the Central African Republic and northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] The M'Baka speak the Mbaka language and have a population of roughly 300,000.[1]

Mbaka
Total population
300,000
Regions with significant populations
Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages
Mbaka, French, Sango
Religion
Christianity, traditional African religions

Language

The Mbakas speak Mbaka language, a Ubangian language. The Gilima variety is assigned to a separate ISO 639-3 code.

Famous Mbaka people
  • Jean-Bédel Bokassa, former President and self-styled Emperor of Central African Republic
  • David Dacko, First President of Central African Republic
  • Barthélemy Boganda, First Prime Minister of Central African Republic
  • Adamu Jamu Mbaka, Air Vice Marshall, Nigerian Airforce
  • Pius Adamu Mbaka, Major, Nigerian Army
  • Alex Jamu Mbaka, Major, Nigerian Army
  • Koffi Olomide, Congolese singer

Notes
  1. Appiah & Gates 1999, p. 1278.

References
  • Appiah; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., eds. (1999), Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, New York: Basic Books, ISBN 0-465-00071-1, OCLC 41649745.


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