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The general term Mbuti refers to the Pygmies of the Ituri forest in Democratic Republic of Congo, consisting of four subgroups; the Aka, Efe, Mbuti, and Sua. A specific use of the term Mbuti refers to the net-hunting pygmies who live in the south and central Ituri forest and are associated with the Bantu-speaking Babira. The Mbuti live in territorially defined nomadic foraging bands, which number from twenty to as many as a hundred individuals.

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Beierle, John	Culture summary	1995
Human Relations Area Files	Additional bibliography on the Mbuti	1993
Putnam, Patrick	The Pygmies of the Ituri Forest	1948
Turnbull, Colin M.	The Mbuti Pygmies	1965
Turnbull, Colin M.	Wayward servants	1965
Turnbull, Colin M.	The forest people	1962
Turnbull, Colin M.	The Mbuti Pygmies	1983

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