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 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall. [1]

The African Pygmies (or Congo Pygmies, variously also Central African foragers, "African rainforest hunter-gatherers" (RHG) or "Forest People of Central Africa") [a] are a group of ethnicities native to Central Africa, mostly the Congo Basin, traditionally subsisting on a forager and hunter-gatherer lifestyle. They are divided into three ...

俾 bǐ 格米人 （英語：pygmy peoples）指的是非洲一個族成年男子平均高度都少於150公分的人群，這個詞也曾用來泛指所有全族成年男子平均高度都少於150公分 [1] 或155公分 [2] 的種族。 對於身高稍長的人種，又稱作「類俾格米人」（pygmoid）。 主要的俾格米人生長於 非洲 中部，例如：Aka、Efe及Mbuti等民族；在 泰國 、 印尼 、 菲律賓 、 巴布亞新畿內亞 [2] 的 尼格利陀人 也曾被稱為俾格米人或有些相似。 這些 尼格利陀人 是 東南亞 最早定居的人種 [3]。 此外还发现至 …

2025年1月8日 · Pygmy, in anthropology, member of any human group whose adult males grow to less than 59 inches (150 cm) in average height. A member of a slightly taller group is termed pygmoid. The best-known Pygmy groups and those to whom the term is most commonly applied are the Pygmies of tropical Africa;

2009年2月5日 · Short people known as pygmies are scattered across equatorial Africa, where they speak various languages, inhabit different types of forests, and hunt and gather food in diverse ways.

2024年12月23日 · Learn more about the fascinating aspects of the African Pygmy people, delving into their history, culture, and the challenges they face in the modern world. Who are the African Pygmy Tribes? The term “Pygmy” refers to several ethnic groups in Central Africa known for their short stature, generally averaging under five feet tall.

2023年6月27日 · Pygmies have been of intense scholarly interest, most famously the work of Colin Turnbull, but also by the geneticist L. L. Cavalli-Sforza in his book African Pygmies. While the cultural details of the Pygmies were of interest to anthropologists, the short stature naturally would pique the curiosity of geneticists.

In anthropology, a Pygmy is a member of a hunter-gatherer people characterized by short stature. They are found in central Africa as well as parts of southeast Asia. Pygmy tribes maintain their own culture according to their own beliefs, traditions, and languages, despite interaction with neighboring tribes and various colonists.

Pygmy is a word that describes several ethnic groups with unusually short people. According to anthropologists, pygmies can be any group where adult men and women are less than 5 feet (150 cm) tall on average. [1] The best known pygmies are the Aka, Efé and Mbuti of central Africa.

One of these ethnic groups is the Pygmy community, the oldest indigenous community in Central Africa and the entire African continent. This community continues to be an attraction for various researchers from across the globe because of their ability to preserve their cultural beliefs and practices over a very long period.