Ethnolearn Vol 1

Question 0

Hakka

Answer 0

A sub-Han ethnicity primarily in Guangdong

Question 1

Javanese

Answer 1

Largest and dominant ethnicity in Indonesia

Question 2

Hoklo

Answer 2

A sub-Han group in SE China and majority on Taiwan

Question 3

Hausa

Answer 3

~70m in: Northern Nigeria, Niger (majority), western Cameroon, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, etc

Question 4

Sundanese

Answer 4

~40m in western Java

Question 5

Yoruba

Answer 5

~40m in west Nigeria and Benin

Question 6

Fula, Fulani

Answer 6

~40m in: Mostly in Nigeria, plurality of Guinea, significant minorities in Senegal, Mali, etc

Question 7

Oromo

Answer 7

Plurality in Ethiopia, 50-50 Muslim Christian split. Concentrated in center and south.

Question 8

Igbo, Ibo

Answer 8

35m, Southern Nigeria

Question 9

Bamar, Burman

Answer 9

30m Majority and dominant in Myanmar. Some in Thailand. Burmese=Nationality Burman=Ethnicity

Question 10

Malays

Answer 10

Mostly in Malaysia, with minority populations in Singapore, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. Majority/dominant in Brunei. Have a reputation for being fairly Islamic

Question 11

Tajiks

Answer 11

8m in Afg, 6m in Tajikistan, 6-11m in Uzbekistan. Also called Farsis and Sarts. “Tajik” was once a slur.

Question 12

Ethnicities/languages of Philippines

Answer 12

There are many subgroups, but they can be boiled down to:
Tagalog on Luzon
Visayan languages on Visayan islands and northern Mindanao
Moro/Bangasmoro on Mindanao. The Moro have a long history of rebellion, communist, nationalist, and now Islamist.
Ilocano on north Luzon, Catholic, Spanish influence

Question 13

Amhara

Answer 13

30m in Ethiopia, based in the NW

Question 14

Akan

Answer 14

Majority ethnicity in Ivory Coast and Ghana. Mixed Christian-Muslim-tribal religion

Question 15

Azerbaijanis/Azeris

Answer 15

30m, only 9m in Azerbaijan! 15m in Iran, 1m in Russia, 1.5m in Turkey. Almost none in Armenia!

Question 16

Languages/ethnicities of India. Name some!

Answer 16

Hindi, north central
Gujarati, NW
Rajasthani, NW
Punjabi, NW
Kashmiri, NW
Bihari, NE
Oriya, E
Telugu, S
Tamil, SE
Malayalam, SW
Kannada, S
Marathi, W

Question 17

Ethnicities of Sri Lanka

Answer 17

Tamils in North and East. “Tamil Eelam” is the name of their desired state. Primarily Hindu. India has a weird relationship with Sri Lanka, but is overall anti-LTTE.

Sinhalese in south Sri Lanka speak Sinhala and are Theravada Buddhists.

Question 18

Zhuang

Answer 18

China’s largest minority (18m). In Southern China, west of Guangdong. Some connections to Vietnam

Question 19

Khmer

Answer 19

Vast majority in Cambodia. A monority in Vietnam and Thailand. Khmer Buddhists.

Question 20

Somalis

Answer 20

Distinct language, Shafi’i Sunnis. Mostly as the dominant majority in Somalia, some in Ethiopia (Ogaden). Majority and dominant in Djibouti.

Question 21

Ijaw

Answer 21

Christian, Niger Delta. Smaller than Igbo. Jonathan’s tribe.

Question 22

Shona

Answer 22

Majority and dominant in Zimbabwe, Christian. Minority in western Mozambique.

Question 23

DRC ethnicities

Answer 23

The DRC is very ethnically diverse. The biggest tribes are
Luba- Central DRC. Kabilas are Luba
Mongo-South of main river bend, north of smaller bends
Kongo- Former Kingdom of Kongo

Mangbetu and Zande: Northern DRC

Question 24

Mandinka, Malinke, Mandingo, Mandinko

Answer 24

13m in NW Africa along the coast from the Gambia down to Cote d'Ivoire. Muslim, speak own language. Majority in no country

Question 25

Manchus

Answer 25

Manchuria, own language, 10m

Question 26

Tungusica

Answer 26

Those who speak the Tungusic languages in eastern Siberia. Connected to the Mongols

Question 27

Asante/Ashanti

Answer 27

Ghana and Ivory Coast. Christians

Question 28

Ethnicities of South Africa

Answer 28

Afrikaners historically in the SW Cape Colony, today in all the urban areas (but also in the SW). White Anglophones similar, but based in the east. Xhosa in southern South Africa, Mandela and Tutu Zulus in East SA Sothos in E and NE, Lesotho area Swazis in Swaziland area

Question 29

Bedouins

Answer 29

Arabs largely descendant from Bedouin. Today, Bedouins mostly in Sudan, some in Algeria. About 1m in every Arabian Peninsula country (save Palestine, Israel, and Lebanon).

Question 30

Tigray/Tigrinya

Answer 30

5m in NE Ethiopia, majority in Eritrea with 3.5m. Diverse religion.

Question 31

Mossi

Answer 31

Majority Muslim. Plurality in Burkina Faso. Some in Core d'Ivoire. Speak Mooré.

Question 32

Ethnicities of Myanmar

Answer 32

Burman is 60% and dominant. Theravada Shan is 10% in East. Theravada Kachin/Jingpo 2% in North. Christian Mon 2% in Irrawaddy delta/southeast. Theravada Karen/Kayin 7% in East. Theravada with Christian minority/Animist beliefs

Question 33

Hazara

Answer 33

Imami-Shi'a, Persian speaking people in central-northern Afghanistan.

Question 34

Tai peoples

Answer 34

Language family. Theravada. Dai in china, Shan in Myanmar, Tai in Indonesia, and, of course, the Thai.