Mbuti People

Mbuti People

Mbuti or Bambuti are one of several indigenous pygmy groups in the Congo region of Africa. Their languages belong to the Central Sudanic (subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan phylum) and also to Bantu languages.

Mbuti
Total population
30,000-50,000?
Regions with significant populations
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages

Efe, Asoa, Kango

Religion

Bambuti mythology

Related ethnic groups

Pygmies (generally assumed)

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