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The Yakoma of Central African Republic

The Yakoma of Central African Republic, numbering approximately 193,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Adamawa-Ubangi speaking ethnolinguistic group primarily residing in the Central African Republic. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Yakoma is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Central African Republic
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Yakoma (yky)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 193,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012946
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

43%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yakoma
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Yakoma Speakers

Media Resources in Yakoma:

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Bible Resources in Yakoma:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yakoma are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Yakoma:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Yakoma of Central African Republic

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
read2 Corinthians 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the principle of sowing and reaping, and be generous in their giving and serving, knowing that they will reap a generous harvest.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

Yakoma Across Countries (ROP3 - 110939) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
YakomaPG012946YakomaCentral African Republic193,000Engaged yet UnreachedYakomaRoman Catholicism
YakomaPG014747YakomaCongo, Democratic Republic of the21,500Unengaged and UnreachedYakomaEthnoreligion

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