M'Baka people
The M'baka are a minority ethnic group in the Central African Republic and northwest Democratic Republic of Congo. The M'Baka speak the Mbaka language and have a population of roughly 300,000.
Language
The M'Bakas speak Mbaka language which is a language belong to the Ubangian language family. The Gilima variety is assigned to a separate ISO 639-3 code.
Famous M'Baka people
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, former President and self-styled Emperor of Central African Republic
David Dacko, First President of Central African Republic
Barthélémy Boganda, First Prime Minister of Central African Republic
Koffi Olomide, Congolese singer
Notes
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 .