Forest People

Question 1

The sapling used by villagers to build their houses

Answer 1

Fito

Question 2

A bitter brew of forest berries, nuts, and herbs

Answer 2

Liko

Question 3

Who are the BaNgwana?

Answer 3

The most disliked of all the neighboring negro tribes. marked by a slow ungainly gait.

Question 4

Apa Kadiketo was…

Answer 4

…the first camp where Turnbull stayed

Question 5

Used for carrying things such as food through the forest

Answer 5

Tump Line

Question 6

Apa means

Answer 6

“camp”

Question 7

Lelo is the…

Answer 7

…Pygmies favorite river

Question 8

What is a Sondu?

Answer 8

A highly coveted kind of antelope

Question 9

Literally means “animal of the forest”

Answer 9

Molimo

Question 10

A prized animal that is slightly larger than a dog is a…

Answer 10

…Sindula

Question 11

A small natural clearing used by forest animals as a salt lick

Answer 11

Idu

Question 12

medicine paste made from the heart and eye of an antelope and placed in the antler for good luck during hunting

Answer 12

Anjo

Question 13

The Bopi is…

Answer 13

…the children’s playground

Question 14

The attitudes that disturb pygmies the most are_______and_________

Answer 14

contempt and ridicule

Question 15

The Nkulu bark is used for what?

Answer 15

To make red paste for decorating clothes

Question 16

The gardenia fruit for black dye is called ________

Answer 16

Kangay

Question 17

Blue dye comes from the ______

Answer 17

Citrous Fruit

Question 18

What is teh name of the vine used for making nets?

Answer 18

Nakusa

Question 19

Njobo is aka…

Answer 19

…The elephant Killer

Question 20

Masisi is known as…

Answer 20

…The proud father and experienced hunter

Question 21

Njobo’s wife is named…

Answer 21

…Masamba

Question 22

He is described as gruff, good-humored, and conservative

Answer 22

Manyalibo

Question 23

Loku and Arobani are

Answer 23

Ekianga’s two senior wives

Question 24

Masisi’s eldest son is named…

Answer 24

Ageronga

Question 25

Moke is described as...

Answer 25

...an elderly man who never raised his voice

Question 26

Colin Turnbull's guide and jack-of-all-trades

Answer 26

Kenge

Question 27

a musical instrument that makes animal sounds and represents teh vioce of the clan totem

Answer 27

Molimo

Question 28

Made his living trapping fish in forest streams

Answer 28

Kaweki

Question 29

Manyalibo's daughter, married to Ausu, and described as the Pygmy belle

Answer 29

Kondabate

Question 30

A gambling game in which beans are thrown on a deck

Answer 30

panda

Question 31

Who are the mangese?

Answer 31

The elders - The Great ones

Question 32

What is an elima?

Answer 32

A celebration that takes place when a girl reaches puberty (aka "The Dance of LIfe")

Question 33

A baraza is the...

Answer 33

...men's meeting place

Question 34

Who was Balekimito

Answer 34

the deceased

Question 35

Who was Musafili?

Answer 35

The headman of Dar es Salaam

Question 36

Predominant tribe of the southern and central Ituri

Answer 36

The BaBiri Tribe

Question 37

What is the village of the BaBiri Tribe?

Answer 37

Eboyo

Question 38

Who was Baziani?

Answer 38

Master of the pygmies with a monopoly on the hemp market

Question 39

The village initiation for boys is called...

Answer 39

...nkumbi

Question 40

The villagers assert power over the pygmies through...

Answer 40

...1. ceremony of language, 2. nkumbi

Question 41

The name given to the blood brotherhood bond between a pygmy boy and village boy.

Answer 41

Kari

Question 42

The people of the nkumbi initiation are called _____

Answer 42

Baganza

Question 43

What does Bongo Yako! mean?

Answer 43

You Liar!

Question 44

What is the girls name who benefited form the crutches?

Answer 44

Lizabeti