Àwọn ẹ̀yà abínibí ilẹ̀ Áfríkà

Central Africa

àtúnṣe
Name Phylum Language Region Country Population (million) Notes
Cewa Niger-Congo, Bantu Chichewa language Central/Southern 9
Chokwe Niger-Congo, Bantu Central Angola, Congo (Kinshasa), Zambia 1.1
Ganda -
Kongo 10
Lingala 2
Luba
Mbundu
Zande
Ovimbundu 4.6

East Africa

àtúnṣe
Name Phylum Language Region Country Population (million) Notes
Alur 34567890-4567
Amhara Afro-Asiatic, Semitic Amharic Horn of Africa Ethiopia 20
Baganda Niger-Congo, Bantu Luganda language East, Great Lakes Uganda 3
Busoga Niger-Congo, Bantu Lusoga language East, Great Lakes Uganda
Dinka Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic Dinka language Eastern Sudan 1
Hutu Niger Congo, Bantu Kinyarwanda/Kirundi East, Great Lakes Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo 16
Kamba
Kalenjin
Kikuyu
Kwale
Luo
Luhya
Maasai
Makonde
Nubians
Oromo Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic Afaan Oromo Horn of Africa Ethiopia, Kenya 30
Somali Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic Somali language Horn of Africa Somalia 20
Swahili
Tutsi Niger-Congo, Bantu Kinyarwanda/Kirundi East Africa, Great Lakes Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo 3

North Africa

àtúnṣe
Name Phylum Language Region Country Population (million) Notes
Egyptians Egypt 83
Berbers Berber Morocco , Algeria , Libya 73

Southern Africa

àtúnṣe
Name Phylum Language Region Country Population (million) Notes
Afrikaner Indo-European Afrikaans South Africa, Namibia 3.4 Only White ethnic group
Bushmen (San) 0.09
Ambo (Ovambo, Owambo, Kwanyama) Namibia 0.9
Bemba Niger-Congo, Bantu Bemba language Southern Zambia 0.2
Herero 0.2
Himba 0.05
Khoi Khoi (Hottentot) -
Makua 1.1
Ndebele Bantu, Nguni Ndebele 5
Shona Shona 10.6
Swazi Bantu, Nguni Swazi 1.1
Venda Bantu Venda 1
Xhosa Bantu, Nguni Xhosa 7.9
Zulu Bantu, Nguni Zulu 10.6

West Africa

àtúnṣe
Name Phylum Language Region Country Population (million) Notes
Akan Niger-Congo, Kwa Akan languages West Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire a group of eight related sub-ethnicities
Aku (Creole) Aku language West Gambia 0.01
Ashanti Niger-Congo, Kwa, Akan Twi West Ghana 5
Asua (Aka) Mali
Bambara Niger-Congo, Mande Bambara language West Mali 3
Basaa Niger-Congo, Bantu Basaa language West Cameroon 0.2
Bassa Niger-Congo, Kru Bassa language West Liberia 0.3
Bini (also called, Edo or Benin) Nigeria
Edo (also called Bini or Benin)
Efik Niger-Congo Efik language West Africa Nigeria, Cameroon, Southern Cameroons
Eket Niger-Congo West Africa Nigeria, Cameroon, Southern Cameroons
Ewe
Ewondo
Fanti
Fulani
Ga
Gwari
Hausa
Igbo (Ibo) Niger-Congo Igbo language, Igboid languages West Africa Nigeria, Cameroon, Southern Cameroons 30[1] Includes various different subgroups.
Ishan
Ijaw Niger-Congo Ijo, Ijoid languages West Africa Nigeria 14 [2] Sub-groups include Andoni, Ibani, Kalabari, Nembe, Ogbia and Okrika.
[Jaba (Ham)]Jola
Mandinka
Marka also Maraka
Meta also Metta Widikum, Bantu, Semi-Bantu, Bantoid Meta West, Central Cameroon, Southern Cameroons
Mende
Songhai
Tiv
Urhobo
Wolof
Yoruba


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  2. https://www.cia.gov/library/publcations/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html[Ìjápọ̀ tí kò ṣiṣẹ́ mọ́]