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Pigmy Goat
In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short. The term pygmyism is used to describe the phenotype of endemic short stature (as opposed to disproportionate dwarfism occurring in isolated cases in a population) for populations in which adult men are on average less than tall. Although the term is sometimes considered derogatory because it focuses on a physical trait, it remains the primary term associated with the African Pygmies, the hunter-gatherers of the Congo Basin (comprising the Bambenga, Bambuti and Batwa). The terms "Asiatic pygmies" and "Oceanic pygmies" have also been used to describe the Negrito populations of Southeast Asia and Australo-Melanesian peoples of short stature. The Taron people of Myanmar are an exceptional case of a pygmy population of East Asian phenotype. Etymology The term ''pygmy'', as used to refer to diminutive people, comes via Latin from Greek πυγμαῖος ''pygmaîos'', derived from πυγΠ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aka People
The Aka or Biaka (also ''Bayaka, ''Babenzele) are a nomadic African Pygmies, Mbenga pygmy people. They live in south-western Central African Republic and in northern Republic of the Congo. They are related to the Baka (Cameroon and Gabon), Baka people of Cameroon, Gabon, northern Congo, and southwestern Central African Republic. Unlike the Mbuti pygmies of the eastern Congo (who speak only the language of the tribes with whom they are affiliated), the Aka speak Aka language, their own language along with whichever of the approximately 15 Bantu peoples they are affiliated. In 2003, the oral traditions of the Aka were proclaimed one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. They were featured in the July 1995 National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic article "Ndoki: the Last Place on Earth", and a 3-part TV series. Society A traditional hunter-gatherer society, the Aka have a varied diet that includes 63 plants, 28 species of game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
