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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:

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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

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
readLuke 2:17

Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
readPsalm 47:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will exalt the Lord, recognizing His reign over the nations and His sovereignty over all things.

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
readMark 7:15

Pray for Christians to take any opportunity to share the hope of Jesus with lost people here, praying they will be wise like Jesus as they share the truth about what can defile people and what can make them clean.

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

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2 people groups

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

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