The Pygmies

Question 1

The pygmies are divided into three roughly geographic groups:

Answer 1

1.) The western Bambenga, or Mbenga
2.) the eastern Bambuti, or Mbuti, of the Congo basin
3.) the central and southern Batwa, or Twa

Question 2

A total number of about ___ Pygmies were estimated to be living in the central African forests in 2016, about ____ percentage of this number in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Answer 2

900,000
60%

Question 3

The term Pygmy, as used to refer to diminutive people, derives from which language? . The word is derived from πυγμή pygmē, a term for?

Answer 3

Greek (pygmaios) meaning dwarfs
Cubit

Question 4

____ reported a universal “disdain for the term ‘pygmy’” among the Pygmy peoples of Central Africa

Answer 4

Dembner (1996)

Question 5

The typical dwelling is ___ in shape

Answer 5

Hemispherical

Question 6

The pygmies marriage is usually?

Answer 6

Monogamous (but polygyny is not forbidden)

Question 7

What is the preferred mode of marriage among the mbuti ?

Answer 7

Exchange of sisters

Question 8

The Pygmie people are known to use an instrument called the _____ which is a bamboo flute.

Answer 8

n’dehou