Kola people
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The Kola people, Bakola, also known as the Koya, Bakoya, are pygmies of the NE Gabon
–Congo border area. They speak the Bantu Ngom language
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They are distinct from the Gyele people
of coastal Cameroon, a subgroup of which also goes by the name Bakola / Bakoya.
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
–Congo border area. They speak the Bantu Ngom language
Ngom language
Ngom is a Bantu language spoken in Gabon and the Congo. It is used with only minor differences by the Kola/Koya Pygmies of Gabon....
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They are distinct from the Gyele people
Gyele people
The Gyele , also known as the Kola or Koya , are the pygmies of southern Cameroon and adjacent areas of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. They live among Bantu patrons, the Mvumbo and Bassa...
of coastal Cameroon, a subgroup of which also goes by the name Bakola / Bakoya.