African Tribes, Demographics, & The Slave Trade Map

January 23, 2011

Information on African Tribes – Demographics, Politics, Religion, History, Economy, Tribal Art, Neighboring Tribes, Culture, Language.

PROJECTED EXPORTS OF THAT PORTION OF THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH SLAVE TRADE HAVING IDENTIFIABLE REGION OF COAST ORIGIN IN AFRICA, 1711-1810. [1]





Senegambia (Senegal-Gambia) * 5.8%



Sierra Leone 3.4%



Windward Coast (Ivory Coast) * 12.1%



Gold Coast (Ghana) * 14.4%



Bight of Benin (Nigeria) * 14.5



Bight of Biafra (Nigeria) * 25.1%



Central and Southeast Africa (Cameroon-N. Angola) * 24.7%

SENEGAMBIA: Wolof, Mandingo, Malinke, Bambara, Papel, Limba, Bola, Balante, Serer, Fula, Tucolor







SIERRA LEONE: Temne, Mende, Kisi, Goree, Kru.







WINDWARD COAST (including Liberia): Baoule, Vai, De, Gola (Gullah), Bassa, Grebo.







GOLD COAST: Ewe, Ga, Fante, Ashante, Twi, Brong







BIGHT OF BENIN & BIGHT OF BIAFRA combined: Yoruba, Nupe, Benin, Dahomean (Fon), Edo-Bini, Allada, Efik, Lbibio, Ljaw, Lbani, Lgbo (Calabar)







CENTRAL & SOUTHEAST AFRICA: BaKongo, MaLimbo, Ndungo, BaMbo, BaLimbe, BaDongo, Luba, Loanga, Ovimbundu, Cabinda, Pembe, Imbangala, Mbundu, BaNdulunda







Other possible groups that maybe should be included as a “Ancestral group” of African Americans:







Fulani, Tuareg, Dialonke, Massina, Dogon, Songhay, Jekri, Jukun, Domaa, Tallensi, Mossi, Nzima, Akwamu, Egba, Fang, and Ge.







References

[1] http://wysinger.homestead.com/mapofafricadiaspora.html