. ▁This ▁field work ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Land ▁Ten ure ▁Commission ▁for ▁the ▁Congo , ▁and ▁some ▁by ▁L ovan ium ▁University ▁( K in sh asa ) ▁and ▁Li ège ▁University ▁( Bel g ium ). ▁▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁– ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁▁▁ ▁Ny anga ▁people ▁( W al ik ale ▁zone , ▁eastern ▁Congo ▁mont ane ▁rain ▁forest ) ▁including ▁also ▁research ▁among ▁the ▁B are m ba ▁( P yg m ies ), ▁Ba asa ▁and ▁B ati ri ▁( K omo - related ) ▁and ▁some ▁H unde - related ▁groups . ▁Sp ons ored ▁by ▁I RS AC , ▁Br uss els . ▁▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁– ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁L ega ▁people ▁( M w eng a , ▁Sh ab unda , ▁P ang i ▁zones , ▁South ▁K iv u ▁and ▁Many ema ▁districts ▁In ▁K iv u ▁Province , ▁eastern ▁Congo ▁rain ▁forest ) ▁including ▁short ▁periods ▁of ▁research ▁among ▁the ▁Ny indu , ▁M b ote , ▁V ira , ▁F uri ir u , ▁Bas ik asing o , ▁Kon jo , ▁Le ka , ▁B atal i ▁( B in ja ), ▁K w ame , ▁Kan u , ▁Bin ja , ▁Bo yo . ▁Sp ons ored ▁by ▁I RS AC , ▁Br uss els . ▁▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁– ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Z