Yakoma
/jəˈkoʊmə/noun
A name referring to the Yakoma people, their Ubangian language, and places associated with them in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Did you know?Yakoma is closely associated with the Ngbandi language group, but reputable linguistic sources do not establish a secure literal translation for the name itself.
Etymological Timeline
Modern historical usage
English
Yakoma
“An ethnonym and geographical name referring to the Yakoma people, language, and settlements.”
20th Century
French
Yakoma
“A colonial-era written form used in ethnographic and administrative records for the people and region.”
19th–20th Century
Ubangian languages
Yakoma
“A local ethnonym or place-name; its internal derivation is not securely documented in standard linguistic references.”
Modern linguistic classification
Ubangian
Yakoma
“The name of a language or dialect associated with the Ngbandi branch of the Ubangian language family.”