The Batwa are some of the most interesting tribes in the world because of their unique culture and their way of life. Batwa Experience is quite unique. Batwa people commonly known as “pygmies” currently still live in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with a total population of 86,000 to 112,000 in all the respective countries. You may be asking yourself what language Batwa people speak, Batwa is a derivative root word common to Bantu language group meaning they speak Bantu related language.
A person of Batwa tribe is known as Mutwa in singular and the nation of Batwa is called Butwa. The term “Twa” is used by the Bantu language in the sub-Saharan Africa to refer to people who are almost every case hunter gatherers. Batwa people are believed to have originated from central Africa and are continuously being marginalized and silenced which has rendered them one of the Central Africa’s most vulnerable and endangered groups. These small-stunted people are the oldest surviving tribes in Africa but their culture, identity and language are under increasing threat.
The Batwa people survived by hunting using arrows and spears and then gathering fruits of trees late in their habitat which was formally the forest. Batwa is a member of an ethnic group whose average height is usually short where adult men are average less than 150cm or 4 feet. It’s because of their defined height and unique culture that makes them more interesting.
Very few of their children go to school and the people do not seek medical care, preferring herbs.
While on your trip to Uganda always include Batwa experience, it’s very amazing and entertaining when with these unique people’s life experience. Stay with us and explore more.