The Gyele (''Bagyele / Bajele''), also known as the Kola (''Bakola'') or Koya (''Bakoya''), are the pygmies of southern Cameroon and adjacent areas of Gabon and

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. They live among Bantu patrons, the Mvumbo and Bassa. They speak a variety of or a language closely related to Mvumbo. Gyelimap

Ethnically, the Gyele are close to other Mbenga peoples such as the

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and

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, but their languages are not close. There are two dialects, ''Jele'' which was closely associated with the Mvumbo, and ''Kola'' (also pronounced ''Koya''), which was closely associated with the Basaa. Other farming peoples they live with are the Yasa, Batanga, Bakoko, Mvae, Ewondo and Beti.

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Bakola documentation project
DoBeS
African Forest Peoples
Pygmy groups of Central Africa, with photos and sounds African Pygmies {{Africa-ethno-group-stub

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