African Pygmies

ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short

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Mbuti pygmy featured in an anthropology exhibit in 1904

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nomadic Mbenga pygmy people

group of ethnicities native to Central Africa

Bantu language of southern Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea

indigenous pygmy groups in the Congo region of Africa

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Ubangian dialect cluster spoken by Baka pygmies of Cameroon and Gabon

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Central Sudanic language

ethnic group in DR Congo

2004 novel by Isabel Allende

The Twa, often referred to as Batwa or Mutwa (singular), are indigenous hunter-gatherer peoples of the Great Lakes Region in Central Africa, recognized as some of the earliest inhabitants of the area. Historically and academically, the term "Pygmy" has been used to describe these groups; however, it is considered derogatory, particularly by the Twa themselves. While some Batwa activists accept the term as an acknowledgement of their indigenous status, most prefer specific ethnic labels such as Bambuti (for the Ituri Forest region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Baaka (Lobaye Forest,

genocide of Mbuti and other Pygmy tribes by the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo in North Kivu

forest pygmy ethnic group in Congo 🇨🇬 and Gabon 🇬🇦

pygmy ethnic group of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea