African Unification Front
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LIST OF "GREAT HOUSES" IN AFRICA
NATIONALITIES and CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
NB: Nearly all of the communities below lack descrete differentiation. That means:
[1] Many nationalities below are also members and subgroups of related cultural or social or political communities listed below
[2] Many nationalities are composites of two or more culturally distinct communities
[3] Some culturally integrated groups consist of many communities belonging to more than one nationality
[4] Some nationalities listed below contain communities with descrete political structures and in some cases speaking multiple languages
[5] This is not a comprehensive list. There are thousands of identifiable differentiated communities, nationalities, major lineages, and culturally distinct societies that are not listed below.
[6] It is acceptable to refer to all the groups listed below as "Houses". The House concept conveys accurately the structure of African society. All of the Houses listed below are what are known as "Great Houses".
Acholi - 750,000
Aduma
Afar
Afo
Akan - 4 million
Akuapem
Akye - 55,000
Alur
Amazigh - 3 million
Amba
Amhara
Anyang
Anyi
Aowin - 40,000
Asante - 1.5 million
Ashira
Azande
Babanki - 40,000
Bacham
Baga - 60,000
Bafo
Bafum
Bafut
Bagala
Baganda - 8 million
Baguha
Bali - 25,000
Bamana - 2 million
Bambara
Bamileke - 8 million
Bamum - 100,000
Bangubangu - 90,000
Bangwa - 20,000
Bari -
Bariba
Barwe
Bata
Baule - 400,000
Bedouin
Beembe - 80,000
Beja
Bemba
Bembe - 70,000
Bete
Bidyogo - 20,000
Bikom
Bini
Binja
Binji
Biombo
Bisa
Bito
Bobo - 110,000
Bondei
Borana
Boyo
Bozo
Brong
Bullom (Bullom-Sherbro)
Bura
Bushoong - 17,000
Buya
Bwa - 300,000
Bwende
Chamba
Chaga
Chikunda
Chokwe - 2 million
Chope
Copt
Doe (Dowe)
Damara
Dan - 350,000
Dagomba
Denga
Denkyira
Diomande - 350,000
Djenne
Dogon - 100,000
Eket - 1 million
Ekoi
El Molo - 70
Embu
Esu
Ewe
Falasha
Fang - 800,000
Fante
Fon
Frafra
Fulani
Fulfulde
Gbaya
Gikuyu
Gisu
Gogo
Gola
Gourmantche
Guere
Guro
Gurunsi
Gusi
Hangaza
Hausa - 15 million
Hema
Hemba - 90,000
Herero
Himba
Hima
Holoholo - 2000
Hutu
Ibibio - 1 million
Idoma - 250,000
Igala
Igbira
Igbo - 8 million
Ijo - 200,000
Isoko
Izon
Japadhola
Jukun
Jula
Kabre - 225,000
Kaka
Kaguru
Kalenjin
Kamba
Kami
Karagwe - 40,000
Karamojong
Karanga (Shona)
Kasai
Kassena - 30,000
Kamba
Kaniok
Kanuri
Kaonde
Katana - 10,000
Kete
Kiga
Kom - 30,000
Komo
Kongo - 2 million
Konjo
Korekore (Shona)
Kota - 75,000
Kuba - 250,000
Kukumba
Kulango
Kunda
Kurumba
Kusu - 60,000
Kwahu -65,000
Kwele
Kwere
Laka - 100,000
Lango
Lega - 250,000
Lele
Lendu
Lengola
Lobi - 160,000
Lokele
Luba - 1 million
Luchazi - 15,000
Lugbara
Luguru
Lula
Luluwa - 300,000
Lumbo
Lumbu
Lunda - 175,000
Luntu
Luvale - 20,000
Lwalwa - 20,000
Lwena
Maasai - 350,000
Mabia
Madi
Makonde
Makua
Mama
Mambila - 25,000
Mamprussi
Manyika (Shona)
Mandinka
Mangbetu - 40,000
Manja - 24,000
Maninka
Mano
Marka
Mbagani
Mbole - 150,000
Mbuti
Mende
Meru
Mijikenda
Mitsogo
Momvu
Mongo
Mono
Mossi - 3.5 million
Mpongwe
Mputu
Mumuye - 70,000
Mwera
Nalu
Nama
Nande - 4 million
Ndau (Shona)
Ndebele
Ndembu
Ngbaka - 400,000
Ngbandi
Ngeende
Ngere
Ngombe
Ngongo
Nkanu
Nkore
Nok
Nuer
Nuna - 100,000
Nunuma
Nunumba
Nupe
Nyanga
Nyoro
Nzima
Oromo
Oron
Ovimbundu
Pare
Pende - 250,000
Pere
Pokot - 220,000
Punu - 40,000
Pyaang
Rundi
Salampasu
Samburu
San
Sara
Sena
Senufo - 600,000
Shambaa - 200,000
Sherbro (Bullom-Sherbro)
Shi
Shilluk
Shona - 9 million
Sisala
Soga
Solongo
Somali
Songhay
Songo - 15,000
Songola
Songye - 150,000
Sotho
Suku
Sukuma
Sungu
Susu
Swahili
Swazi
Tabwa
Taita
Tebu
Teke
Temne
Tetela
Tikar
Tikong
Tiv
Toma
Tonga
Toposa
Toro
Toussiana
Tsonga
Tswana
Tuareg
Tuku
Turkana
Tutsi
Ukwani
Urhobo - 450,000
Vai
Venda
Vili
We
Widekum
Winiama - 25,000
Wodaabe (also Bororo)
Wolof - 2.5 million
Woyo
Wum
Wute
Xhosa
Yaka
Yaure
Yele
Yombe - 350,000
Yoruba - 10 million
Zaramo - 200,000
Zeseru (Shona)
Zigua
Zimba
Zulu - 6 million
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