Ngbaqa ma'bo ) - the Adamava-Ubangian people inhabiting the north-eastern regions of the Republic of the Congo , the south-western regions of the Central African Republic (CAR) and the north-western regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) . Previously, the Ngbaka Ma'bo (Mbakka) people were considered as one of the ethnic groups in the Gbaya people [3] . The total number is estimated at 313 thousand people [1] .
| Ngbaka ma'bo | |
|---|---|
| Abundance and area | |
| In total: about 313 thousand people. [one] | |
| |
| Tongue | Ngbaka Ma'bo , Sango , Lingala [2] |
| Religion | Christianity , traditional beliefs |
Content
Range and abundance
( Royal Museum of Central Africa )
The main area of resettlement of the Ngbaka ma'bo people is the border areas of the Republic of Congo , the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo : in the Congo, the ngbaka ma'bo inhabit the north-eastern part of the district in the Likual department on the right bank of the Ubanga River ; in the Central African Republic, the Ngbaka ma'bo live mainly in Lobay Prefecture and partly in Ombella Mpoko Prefecture - this region is located south of the capital of the republic, the city of Bangui, on the right bank of the Ubanga River in the upper reaches of the Pama and Lobay rivers; in DRC, the Ngbaka ma'bo inhabit the vicinity of the city of on the left bank of Ubangi ( South Ubangi Province) [2] . Ngbaka ma'bo are settled in the neighborhood with such kindred peoples as ngbaka , mono , gang and others [4] [5] .
According to estimates presented on the website, the number of ma'bo ngbak is about 313 thousand people [1] , of which 157 thousand are in the Republic of Congo, 127 thousand in the Central African Republic, and 29 thousand in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [6] [7] [8] . In the Central African Republic, ngbaka ma'bo (m'baqa) comprise about 4% of the country's population [9] [10] .
Language
Representatives of the Ngbaka ma'bo people speak the Ngbaka ma'bo language of the branch of sere-ngbaka-mba , traditionally included in the Ubangian subfamily of the Adamava-Ubangian family of the Niger-Congolese macro-family . This language is also known under the names "bowaka", "bwaka", "gbaka", "ma'bo", "mbaka", "mbaka", "nbwaka", "ngbaka limba", "gwaka", "mbwaka" [11 ] [12] [13] [14] . Recently, written scripts based on the Latin alphabet have been created . As the second language of the Ngbaka, Ma'bo is widespread among speakers of the closely related Gilim language. Among the Ngbaka ma'bo, in addition to the native language, the languages Sango (in the Central African Republic) [15] and Lingala (in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo) [2] are also widespread.
Religion
The vast majority of the Ngbak ma'bo profess Christianity , small groups adhere to traditional beliefs . According to the website of the in the Republic of the Congo, Christians make up 99% of the Ngbak Ma'bo believers (14% are evangelists ), 1% are traditional believers, in the Central African Republic Christians make up 97% of the faithful (37% are evangelists), adherents of traditional beliefs - 3%, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Christians make up 25% of believers, adherents of traditional beliefs - 75% [6] [7] [8] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ngbaka Mabo . (2017). Archived on November 11, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Simons GF, Fennig CD: Ngbaka Ma'bo. A language of Central African Republic . Ethnologue: Languages of the World (20th Edition) . Dallas: SIL International (2017). Archived on November 11, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ Andrianov B.V. , Popov V.A. Gbaia // Peoples and Religions of the World: Encyclopedia / Ch. Editor V. A. Tishkov ; Editorial board: O. Yu. Artyomova , S. A. Arutyunov , A. N. Kozhanovsky , V. M. Makarevich (deputy head of editorial board), V. A. Popov , P. I. Puchkov (deputy head of chapter Ed.), G. Yu. Sitnyansky . - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia , 1999. - S. 132-133 . - ISBN 5-85270-155-6 . Archived February 22, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ Simons GF, Fennig CD: Northern Democratic Republic of Congo . Ethnologue: Languages of the World (20th Edition) . Dallas: SIL International (2017). Archived on November 11, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ Simons GF, Fennig CD: Central African Republic . Ethnologue: Languages of the World (20th Edition) . Dallas: SIL International (2017). Archived on November 12, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ 1 2 Ngbaka Mabo, Bwaka in Republic of Congo . (2017). Archived on November 12, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ 1 2 Ngbaka Mabo, Bwaka in Central African Republic . (2017). Archived on November 12, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ 1 2 Ngbaka Mabo, Bwaka in Democratic Republic of Congo . (2017). Archived on November 12, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ Library. Publications. Resources. The World Factbook. Africa. Central African Republic. People and Society. Ethnic groups . Central Intelligence Agency (2017). Archived on November 11, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ Stalker P. A guide to countries of the world . - Third edition. - Oxford; New York Press: Oxford University Press , 2010 .-- P. 58. - 421 p. - ISBN 978-0-19-958072-9 .
- ↑ Adamava-Ubangian languages / Vinogradov V.A. // A - Questioning. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2005. - P. 206. - ( Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 1). - ISBN 5-85270-329-X . (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ Vinogradov V. A. Adamaua-Oriental languages // Linguistic Encyclopedic Dictionary / Editor-in-chief V. N. Yartseva . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990 .-- 685 p. - ISBN 5-85270-031-2 . (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ Simons GF, Fennig CD: Niger-Congo. Atlantic-Congo. Volta-Congo. North Adamawa-Ubangi. Ubangi Ethnologue: Languages of the World (20th Edition) . Dallas: SIL International (2017). Archived on November 11, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ Hammarström H., Forkel R., Haspelmath M. , Bank S .: Language: Ngbaka Ma'bo . . Jena: (2016). Archived December 1, 2017. (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
- ↑ Sango / Khabirov V.P. // Romania - Saint-Jean-de-Luz. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2015. - P. 312. - ( Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 29). - ISBN 978-5-85270-366-8 . (Retrieved November 12, 2017)
Literature
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