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The largest and most numerous ethnic group in North Africa are the Arabs. [3] In Algeria and Morocco, Berbers are the second largest ethnic group after the Arab majority. Arabs constitute 70% [ 4 ] to 80% [ 5 ] of the population of Algeria, 92% [ 6 ] 97% [ 7 ] of Libya, 67% [ 8 ] to 70% [ 9 ] of Morocco and 98% [ 10 ] of Tunisia's population.
The Maasai (/ ˈ m ɑː s aɪ, m ɑː ˈ s aɪ /; [3] [4] Swahili: Wamasai) are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, near the African Great Lakes region. [5] The Maasai speak the Maa language (ɔl Maa), [5] a member of the Nilotic language family that is related to the Dinka, Kalenjin and ...
Berbers, or the Berber peoples, [a] also called by their endonym Amazigh [b] or Imazighen, [c] are a diverse grouping of distinct ethnic groups indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival of Arabs in the Maghreb.
The largest and most numerous ethnic group in North Africa are the Arabs. [12] In Algeria and Morocco, Berbers are the second largest ethnic group after the Arab majority. Arabs constitute 70% [ 13 ] to 80% [ 14 ] of the population of Algeria, 92% [ 15 ] 97% [ 16 ] of Libya, 67% [ 17 ] to 70% [ 18 ] of Morocco and 98% [ 19 ] of Tunisia's ...
Malayo-Polynesian (Malagasy) Indo-European (Afrikaaner) The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, with each ethnicity generally having their own language (or dialect of a language) and culture. The ethnolinguistic groups include various Afroasiatic, Khoisan, Niger-Congo, and Nilo-Saharan populations.
Tuareg people. Turks in the Arab world. Categories: Ethnic groups in Africa. North Africa. Hidden category: Commons category link from Wikidata.
The history of North Africa has been divided into its prehistory, its classical period, the arrival and spread of Islam, the colonial period, and finally the post-independence era, in which the current nations were formed. The region has been influenced by many diverse cultures. The development of sea travel firmly brought the region into the ...
The genetic history of North Africa encompasses the genetic history of the people of North Africa.The most important source of gene flow to North Africa from the Neolithic Era onwards was from Western Asia, while the Sahara desert to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north were also important barriers to gene flow from sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Europe in prehistory.