Mbenga people

Mbenga people

The Mbenga people, Bambenga, are the western pygmies of Cameroon and Gabon: the,

  • Aka (Babenzélé, Basese, Bayaka, Nzari),
  • Baka (Bebayaka, Bibaya),
  • Gyele,
  • Kola (Koya), and
  • Bongo.

The Aka (aka Yaka) and Baka are both called Bayaka; the Gyele and Kola are both called Bakola or Bakoya.

The term Babinga is derogatory.

Reference

  • "Mbuti, Twa, and Mbenga". In Stokes (ed.) 2009. Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East, Volume 1

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