AGAIAMBO, or AGAUMBU  , a race of dwarf marsh-dwellers in British New Guinea, now almost extinct . In his annual report for 1904 the acting administrator of British New Guinea stated that on a visit he paid to their district he saw six males and four females . The Agaiambo live in huts erected on piles in the lakes and marshes . Dwarfish in stature but broadly built, they are remarkable for the shortness of their legs . They live almost entirely in their " dug-outs " or canoes, or actually wading in the water . Their food consists of sago, the roots of the water-lily and fish . The Agaiambo are believed to have been formerly numerous, but within the last few years have suffered from the raids of their cannibalistic Papuan neighbours . In features, colour and hair they closely resemble the true Papuans .