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