Africa_ethnic_groups_1996.png

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English: Ethnolinguistic groups of Africa, 1996 publication by the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.

From the map legend:

NOTE: Principal source: Africa, its peoples and their cultural history , G.P. Murdock, 1959.
Tribal or ethnic names may vary, depending on source
Only large ethnolinguistic areas of intrusiveness are shown
Ethnolinguistic boundaries are generalized
Sparsely populated or uninhabited areas are shown by the absence of color.

Afro-Asiatic

Hamitic ( Berber , Cushitic ) + Semitic ( Ethiopian , Arabic )
Chadic ( Hausa )

Niger Congo

Bantu
"Guinean" ( Volta-Niger , Kru )
"Western Bantoid " ( Senegambian , Bak )
"Central Bantoid " ( Gur )
"Eastern Bantoid " ( Southern Bantoid )
Mande

Nilo-Saharan (unity doubtful)

Nilotic
Central Sudanic + Eastern Sudanic
Kanuri
Songhai

other

Khoi-San (unity doubtful; Khoikhoi , San , Sandawe , Hadza )
Malayo-Polynesian ( Malagasy )
Indo-European ( Afrikaaner )
Français : Groupes ethniques d'Afrique en 1996.
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Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, Call number G8201.E3 1996 .U5

This map is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Geography & Map Division
under the digital ID g8201e.ct001294 .
This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing .

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; incorporates information from Africa, its peoples and their cultural history , G.P. Murdock, 1959.
Author United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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Public domain This image is a work of a Central Intelligence Agency employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a Work of the United States Government, this image or media is in the public domain in the United States.

čeština ∙ Deutsch ∙ eesti ∙ English ∙ español ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ português ∙ polski ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ suomi ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ български ∙ македонски ∙ русский ∙ українська ∙ বাংলা ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 한국어 ∙ 日本語 ∙ 中文 ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ العربية ∙ پښتو ∙ +/−

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