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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 ...
Khoi-San (unity doubtful; Khoikhoi, San, Sandawe + Hadza) 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 ...
Senufo people. The Senufo people, also known as Siena, Senefo, Sene, Senoufo, and Syénambélé, are a West African ethnolinguistic group. They consist of diverse subgroups living in a region spanning the northern Ivory Coast, the southeastern Mali and the western Burkina Faso. [1][2][3] One sub-group, the Nafana, is found in north-western Ghana.
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.
Solomon Gashaw asserts that "there is no intra-Amhara ethnic consciousness, except among northern settlers in southern Ethiopia". He notes that most Amharic-speaking people identify by their place of birth. He asks, "what is Amhara domination?", answering: "It is a linguistic and cultural domination by a multi-ethnic group who speak Amharic". [113]
Overview. According to the 2019 Kenyan census, Turkana number 1,016,174, or 2.14% of the Kenyan population, making the Turkana the third largest Nilotic ethnic group in Kenya, after the Kalenjin and the Luo, slightly more numerous than the Maasai, and the tenth largest ethnicity in all of Kenya. Although this figure was initially controversial ...
Ethnic groups in Sudan (11 C, 133 P) T. ... Pages in category "Ethnic groups in North Africa" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Overview. The Rendille are believed to have originally migrated down the Great Lakes after splitting off from the Cushitic-speaking peoples in the Horn region, following wide population expansions by various Nilotic and Bantu ethnic groups. [3] Traditionally, they have been nomadic pastoralists, tending camels, sheep, goats and cattle. [5]