Nzakara
/nzɑːˈkɑːrə/noun
An ethnonym referring to a Central African people and their closely related language, found chiefly in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Did you know?Nzakara belongs to the closely related Zandean linguistic sphere, but scholars have not established a reliable literal translation for the ethnonym itself.
Etymological Timeline
Late 19th Century
European sources
Nzakara
“A recorded ethnonym for a Central African people in travel, colonial, and ethnographic accounts.”
Early 20th Century
French
Nzakara
“The established French-language form for the people and their language.”
20th Century
Nzakara
Nzakara
“A name used in linguistic and anthropological classifications for the people and their language.”
Modern English
English
Nzakara
“A proper noun referring to the Nzakara people, language, or cultural group.”