Baka pygmy

The Baka, also known as Bebayaka, Bebayaga, Bibaya, or Babinga, are a Pygmy ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rain forests of Cameroon, northern Congo (Brazzaville), northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They are sometimes mistakenly called a subgroup of the Twa pygmies, but the two peoples are not closely related. Likewise, the name Baka is sometimes mistakenly applied to any of Cameroon's two to nine recognized pygmy populations. With an average height of 1.5 metres, the Baka are, strictly speaking, pygmoids rather than pygmies. Nevertheless, in everyday usage, the term "pygmy" is employed. The Baka themselves find the term "pygmy" derogatory and prefer their tribal name.

Related Topics:
Pygmy - Ethnic group - Rain forest - Cameroon - Congo (Brazzaville) - Gabon - Central African Republic - Twa - Pygmoid

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The Baka of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan are an unrelated people.

Related Topics:
Baka - Democratic Republic of Congo - Sudan

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