Tutsi

The Tutsi ( /ˈtʊtsi/; ), or Abatutsi, are an ethnic group in Central Africa. Historically, they were often referred to as the Watutsi, Watusi, or the Wahuma. They are the second largest population division among the three largest groups in Rwanda and Burundi, the other two being the Hutu (largest) and the Twa (smallest). Due to the history of intermingling and intermarrying of Hutus and Tutsis, ethnographers and historians have lately come to agree that Hutu and Tutsis cannot be properly called distinct ethnic groups. Small numbers of Hema, Kiga and Furiiru people also live near the Tutsi in Rwanda.