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motwa

noun

LanguageBangi (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Meaning
  1. pygmy
  2. A term referring to people of historically short stature, typically living in central African forests. It is an ethnonym.
Examples

Motwa a kala nse.

The pygmy lives in the forest.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis term is used as an ethnonym for specific cultural groups.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.