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A family from a Ba Aka pygmy village. The term pygmy, as used to refer to diminutive people, comes via Latin pygmaeus from Greek πυγμαῖος pygmaîos, derived from πυγμή pygmḗ, meaning "short cubit", or a measure of length corresponding to the distance from the elbow to the first knuckle of the middle finger, meant to express pygmies' diminutive stature.
Tomb stele of the court dwarf Ser-Inpw (1st dynasty); origin: Abydos [1]. The ancient Egyptians used three terms to describe peoples with short stature: the first of these was Deneg, Daneg or Dag (depending on different transcriptions), which simply means "little human", "dwarf" and/or "pygmy".
Dembner (1996) reported a universal "disdain for the term 'pygmy '" among the Pygmy peoples of Central Africa: the term is considered a pejorative, and people prefer to be referred to by the name of their respective ethnic or tribal groups, such as Bayaka, Mbuti and Twa. [2]
The term Pygmy race can refer to a number of things: Congo Pygmies- a group or race of short-statured people living in the Congo rain forests; Pygmy peoples- various short-statured peoples from around the world who have been termed "pygmy" dwarfism- a condition, usually genetic, that causes short stature in populations; Mythological figures
Of these, the Efé occupy the most land, from the north to the southeast of the forest. One of the main ways in which these groups are distinguished is by the neighbouring non-pygmy tribes with whom they cooperate. The Efé, who differ from other pygmy groups in that they hunt with bows and arrows instead of nets, are associated with the Lese ...
Numerous studies have shown that short people live longer. Over time, researchers have identified some of the reasons as better resistance to diseases, a lower likelihood of suffering a variety of ...
Pygmy possums have large eyes, long ears, and curling, prehensile tails they use to climb and hols onto tree branches. In times of plenty, the base of their tails can be quite round and fat.
The "Dictionary of Old English" divides the definition of Old English: dweorg into either "a dwarf or pygmy" or "a fever"; however, it has been argued that the distinction between the two meanings may not have been prevalent among Germanic peoples in the Early Middle Ages, due to the close association between the beings and sickness in ...