Batwa

noun

Ba·​twa

ˈbä-ˌtwä

plural Batwa or Batwas

1

a

: a Bantu-speaking pygmy people of the Kasai region and elsewhere in Africa

b

: a member of such people

2

: a member of any of several small-statured peoples of equatorial Africa

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