Pygmy peoples

<p>In <a href="/facts/Anthropology/W6WK1C3a">anthropology</a>, pygmy peoples are <a href="/facts/Ethnic_group/XSp5l24t">ethnic groups</a> whose average height is unusually short. The term pygmyism is used to describe the <a href="/facts/Phenotype/vxWXKGLj">phenotype</a> of <a href="/facts/Endemic/xt4IpIsl">endemic</a> <a href="/facts/Short_stature/nb4MYcmW">short stature</a> (as opposed to disproportionate <a href="/facts/Dwarfism/3dLeF5gt">dwarfism</a> 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.
</p><p>Although the term is sometimes considered derogatory because it focuses on a physical trait, it remains the primary term associated with the <a href="/facts/African_Pygmies/gmusfaUL">African Pygmies</a>, the <a href="/facts/Hunter-gatherer/ghnjoNbJ">hunter-gatherers</a> of the <a href="/facts/Congo_Basin/TGz9kK1Q">Congo Basin</a> (comprising the <a href="/facts/Bambenga/gmusfaUL">Bambenga</a>, <a href="/facts/Bambuti/0NtxUo3Q">Bambuti</a> and <a href="/facts/Batwa/Q0z1aV3E">Batwa</a>). The terms "Asiatic pygmies" and "Oceanic pygmies" have also been used to describe the <a href="/facts/Negrito/lEkHgo8s">Negrito</a> populations of <a href="/facts/Southeast_Asia/VafwT517">Southeast Asia</a> and <a href="/facts/Australo-Melanesian/DLwJb5yg">Australo-Melanesian</a> peoples of short stature. The <a href="/facts/Taron_people/hhAFkrcK">Taron people</a> of <a href="/facts/Myanmar/zcqQH2oE">Myanmar</a> are an exceptional case of a pygmy population of <a href="/facts/Mongoloid/Vob4QAQU">East Asian</a> phenotype.
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Pygmy peoples