Wochua (singular Achua) was the endonym of a pygmy people[1] of the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, south of the Welle River. They were first described in the Western world in 1880–1883 by Wilhelm Junker.[1] They may be the same as the Kango Mbuti, who are called Batchua (the root is Twa, pronounced Cwa [tʃwa] in Congo); they are reported to have associated with the Maigo (patrons of the Kango), the Momfu (patrons of the Efé, but Wochua is a Bantu term), and the Mabode (unidentified).
References
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 767.
- Junker, W. 1892. Travels in Africa during the years 1875[−1886][1]
 | This Democratic Republic of the Congo-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about an ethnic group in Africa is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 17 March 2023, at 14:58