ok so i'm looking exclusively into my African DNA (yeah at 4AM in the morning...i am fucking obsessed and need to go to bed :kii: :kii: :kii: :udontlookok: ) and it's saying im 8% east african...4% gedrosia....1.39% Northeast African......the rest is sub saharan african...(im assuming that means west africa)
I'm doing research now but maybe u guys can shed a bit of light on what it means as well.
Your anestors was probably one of those tribes that migrated from
East to the Sahara then into West
Akan people dominate Ghana and Ivory Coast in terms of ethnic group and have said to migrated from the Sahara to West
think I remember seeing those two countries with the highest percentage?
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 04:23:50 AM
Your anestors was probably one of those tribes that migrated from
East to the Sahara then into West
Akan people dominate Ghana and Ivory Coast in terms of ethnic group and have said to migrated from the Sahara to West
think I remember seeing those two countries with the highest percentage?
!!!!
ancestry DNA gave me GHana/Ivory Coast as #1
Cameroon /Congo as #2
And Southeastern Bantu as #3 ....
Southeastern Bantu heritage is over twice as high than average for an African American, which I found interesting. i'm just trying to make sense of it all
So I uploaded my raw DNA to GEDMatch, and have been using a few of their tools to dig deeper, that's where I got the other numbers from
The Bantu are are whole group of people from South Africa
Over 200 tribes
Your African anestry is more diverse than you think
Subsaharan African is anything in Africa below the Sahara desert.
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 04:35:59 AM
The Bantu are are whole group of people from South Africa
Over 200 tribes
Your African anestry is more diverse than you think
!!!
I think that's what was throwing me off as well
when I tried to research southeastern bantu i was like WTF
it's everywhere :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: no pinpoint whatsoever :udontlookok:
this is truly fascinating. now i really feel like im getting somewhere :loose2when:
The Bantus are orginally from the West Africa, they've migrated to the East and South of Africa tho. They're literally everywhere stretching from Nigeria to Kenya, all the way down to South Africa. Bantu is really a general term for over 500 different ethnic groups tho like... I hope you're getting more details. :plzstop:
The Pygmy (I remember seeing that on your graph) people are Central Africans (mainly Congo).
Btw, Gedrosia isn't Africa. It's present day Pakistan. :dead:
I think almost all black people are "Bantu" to a degree, most of the African languages are deemed Bantu languages as well.
Oh wait no, that was Niger-Congo. Bantu is apparently a branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
V
Get off Wikipedia
n
!!! it's a very vague term.
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 04:56:06 AM
V
Get off Wikipedia
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
I study linguistics lol and I took Igbo classes.
Afro, I think your ancestors were originally from Congo. If you add the Bantu and the Pygmy percentage together it makes sense. Congo has the most Bantu people.
He does look like he is Southern African. I don't really get West or East African like that.
I can't wait to do mine :indiaarie:
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:06:39 AM
I can't wait to do mine :indiaarie:
I thought you were 100% Oromo, why the test?
:indiaarie:
Oh hell no. I'm not Oromo. :usuresis: :uhh:
this is so interesting. i may do it as well
Amharic?
I heard I have a a bit of GREEK in me, I wanna see if the test will show that. And the Igbos are said to come from the Israelites.
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:18:53 AM
Amharic?
ssssssssssssdfff that's our language, luv
what's going on
"linguist! educated"
:hmph:
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:19:24 AM
And the Igbos are said to come from the Israelites.
:udontlookok:
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:20:56 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:18:53 AM
Amharic?
ssssssssssssdfff that's our language, luv
what's going on
"linguist! educated"
:hmph:
It is an ethnic group too sis.
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:21:14 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:19:24 AM
And the Igbos are said to come from the Israelites.
:udontlookok:
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
Ok English people say Amhara. But in German literature language and people have the same adjective.
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:20:56 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:18:53 AM
Amharic?
ssssssssssssdfff that's our language, luv
what's going on
"linguist! educated"
:hmph:
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Amhara
dead. i just know Iman is fucking gorgeous s;sdsddd ugh
No, Amhara is an ethnic group in Ethiopia.
Amharic is the language.
look it up :uhh:
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:22:51 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:21:14 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:19:24 AM
And the Igbos are said to come from the Israelites.
:udontlookok:
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
like...
Ch in what world
Quote from: RIG on September 15, 2015, 05:23:56 AM
dead. i just know Iman is fucking gorgeous s;sdsddd ugh
:howfestive:
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:24:54 AM
No, Amhara is an ethnic group in Ethiopia.
Amharic is the language.
look it up :uhh:
Same shit tbh, you knew what I meant.
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:26:06 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:24:54 AM
No, Amhara is an ethnic group in Ethiopia.
Amharic is the language.
look it up :uhh:
Same shit tbh, you knew what I meant.
n
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:25:09 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:22:51 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:21:14 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:19:24 AM
And the Igbos are said to come from the Israelites.
:udontlookok:
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
like...
Ch in what world
They are said to come from one of the lost tribes originally from Israel. OMf am I Israeli/Palestinian mixed.
:sobusyjetsetter: :stressed:
Am I the only one who thinks the chocolate Indians, are just a spinoff African mess. At one point India was a part of Africa, and India and Africa are the only regions to have elephants. I always thought there must be a connection.
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:23:40 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:20:56 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:18:53 AM
Amharic?
ssssssssssssdfff that's our language, luv
what's going on
"linguist! educated"
:hmph:
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Amhara
you just proved my point :ohwow:
Amhara is a ethnic group, not language. but the thing is much like the term "Bantu," Amhara is really just a term for people who don't know their ethnic linage. It's a general way of saying they're Ethiopian (or non-Oromo) or claiming they're from the Wollo or Gojam area.
Akan, Hausa and Khoisan make up over 90% of my African Ancestry
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:28:50 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:25:09 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:22:51 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:21:14 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:19:24 AM
And the Igbos are said to come from the Israelites.
:udontlookok:
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
like...
Ch in what world
They are said to come from one of the lost tribes originally from Israel. OMf am I Israeli/Palestinian mixed.
:sobusyjetsetter: :stressed:
by who?
Denacia?
Girl please!
You Nigerians kill me :dead:
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:26:06 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:24:54 AM
No, Amhara is an ethnic group in Ethiopia.
Amharic is the language.
look it up :uhh:
Same shit tbh, you knew what I meant.
dummy
is Yoruba and NIGbo the same?!
But yourba men
My husbands people are kinda...olright!
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:33:11 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:26:06 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:24:54 AM
No, Amhara is an ethnic group in Ethiopia.
Amharic is the language.
look it up :uhh:
Same shit tbh, you knew what I meant.
dummy
is Yoruba and NIGbo the same?!
This is like Arabic and Arab. Arabic refers to the language, Arab to the people. But if you use them interchangeably people know what you mean, even if it is not perfectly correct.
And again in my mother tongue we use the same word for both.
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:32:01 AM
Akan, Hausa and Khoisan make up over 90% of my African Ancestry
Khoisan? that's really cool :wellheythere:
Haussas are the devil, they do this Boko Haram mess.
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:35:59 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:32:01 AM
Akan, Hausa and Khoisan make up over 90% of my African Ancestry
Khoisan? that's really cool :wellheythere:
those are the skinny BLACK pigtail hair types right?
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:34:54 AM
But yourba men
My husbands people are kinda...olright!
Yorubas and Igbos are so THICK and chocolaty.
:feelinmyself:
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:36:04 AM
Haussas are the devil, they do this Boko Haram mess.
ya mama is the queen of boko haram hun'
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:37:43 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:34:54 AM
But yourba men
My husbands people are kinda...olright!
Yorubas and Igbos are so THICK and chocolaty.
:feelinmyself:
no just yourba
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:37:12 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:35:59 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:32:01 AM
Akan, Hausa and Khoisan make up over 90% of my African Ancestry
Khoisan? that's really cool :wellheythere:
those are the skinny BLACK pigtail hair types right?
:udontlookok:
These geopard shaped bodies.
:stressed:
I wonder what Kellz genealogy is. His jawline gives me Nubian teas.
I think Bran has South African ancestors.
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:38:43 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:36:04 AM
Haussas are the devil, they do this Boko Haram mess.
ya mama is the queen of boko haram hun'
No we are Christian Arabs.
:feelinmyself:
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:40:27 AM
I wonder what Kellz genealogy is. His jawline gives me Nubian teas.
I think Bran has South African ancestors.
Sonja gives me Madagascar tease.
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:41:00 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:40:27 AM
I wonder what Kellz genealogy is. His jawline gives me Nubian teas.
I think Bran has South African ancestors.
Sonja gives me Madagascar tease.
:plzstop:
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:40:38 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:38:43 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:36:04 AM
Haussas are the devil, they do this Boko Haram mess.
ya mama is the queen of boko haram hun'
No we are Christian Arabs.
:feelinmyself:
your illegal immigrants
:nowgorl:
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 04:49:38 AM
The Bantus are orginally from the West Africa, they've migrated to the East and South of Africa tho. They're literally everywhere stretching from Nigeria to Kenya, all the way down to South Africa. Bantu is really a general term for over 500 different ethnic groups tho like... I hope you're getting more details. :plzstop:
The Pygmy (I remember seeing that on your graph) people are Central Africans (mainly Congo).
Btw, Gedrosia isn't Africa. It's present day Pakistan. :dead:
:stressed: :stressed: wow. thanks bvy sis :wub:
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:42:29 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:40:38 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:38:43 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:36:04 AM
Haussas are the devil, they do this Boko Haram mess.
ya mama is the queen of boko haram hun'
No we are Christian Arabs.
:feelinmyself:
your illegal immigrants
:nowgorl:
Your ancestors were SLAVES, hun.
:hmph:
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 05:42:34 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 04:49:38 AM
The Bantus are orginally from the West Africa, they've migrated to the East and South of Africa tho. They're literally everywhere stretching from Nigeria to Kenya, all the way down to South Africa. Bantu is really a general term for over 500 different ethnic groups tho like... I hope you're getting more details. :plzstop:
The Pygmy (I remember seeing that on your graph) people are Central Africans (mainly Congo).
Btw, Gedrosia isn't Africa. It's present day Pakistan. :dead:
:stressed: :stressed: wow. thanks bvy sis :wub:
:traciandchelle:
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:43:29 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:42:29 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:40:38 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:38:43 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:36:04 AM
Haussas are the devil, they do this Boko Haram mess.
ya mama is the queen of boko haram hun'
No we are Christian Arabs.
:feelinmyself:
your illegal immigrants
:nowgorl:
arent yours?
Your ancestors were SLAVES, hun.
:hmph:
i can trace 15 generations back into Africa and none of them left the continent apart from my parents
Ya daddy got with a German gyal for a visa
:receipts:
sddddddddddddddd
did you you use 23andme or Ancestry?
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:47:24 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:43:29 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:42:29 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:40:38 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:38:43 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:36:04 AM
Haussas are the devil, they do this Boko Haram mess.
ya mama is the queen of boko haram hun'
No we are Christian Arabs.
:feelinmyself:
your illegal immigrants
:nowgorl:
arent yours?
Your ancestors were SLAVES, hun.
:hmph:
i can trace 15 generations back into Africa and none of them left the continent apart from my parents
Ya daddy got with a German gyal for a visa
:receipts:
I have no German blood sis.
But you are Guyanese or some Island mess, and the blacks over there were SLAVES.
:wellheythere:
I used both
My grandaddy also has a lot of family history
In Ghana there's a local museum tracing back a lot of family and the villages history, letters, documents, phiots, ect
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:50:46 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:47:24 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:43:29 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:42:29 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:40:38 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:38:43 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:36:04 AM
Haussas are the devil, they do this Boko Haram mess.
ya mama is the queen of boko haram hun'
No we are Christian Arabs.
:feelinmyself:
your illegal immigrants
:nowgorl:
arent yours?
Your ancestors were SLAVES, hun.
:hmph:
i can trace 15 generations back into Africa and none of them left the continent apart from my parents
Ya daddy got with a German gyal for a visa
:receipts:
I have no German blood sis.
But you are Guyanese or some Island mess, and the blacks over there were SLAVES.
:wellheythere:
]im calling immigration
No Euro blood in my system. Free of white guilt and still 50% white.
:feelinmyself:
Malc, i thought you were half Greek :ohwow:
Ugh being truly mixed is so exotic and edgy.
what kinda X-men.
:sobusyjetsetter: :sobusyjetsetter:
girl
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:53:12 AM
Malc, i thought you were half Greek :ohwow:
nnnnn
Well a historical Greek mess out might be in my Arab side. But that wasn't when slavery and colonialism and mess happened I think.
did u do an ancestry test malc?
afro really be coloring bsource with a topic of the season. Got me thinking about taking a test myself.
Hope this does not explode like the New black vs. old black mess, or when we all started talking 'droid vs. Iphone.
Afro is such a leader.
:stressed:
wow, Ancestry.com is amazing. I just randomly typed my grandfather's name and it showed that he lived in America in 1964 :ohwow:
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:58:44 AM
afro really be coloring bsource with a topic of the season. Got me thinking about taking a test myself.
Hope this does not explode like the New black vs. old black mess, or when we all started talking 'droid vs. Iphone.
Afro is such a leader.
:stressed:
Go for it.
I'm all for getting to the bottom of things. No sense of wondering what is what, or telling stories your grandmother told you, when there are tools to really give you a more accurate answer as to what is actually flowing through your veins. I'm sure plenty of our ancestors WISHED this stuff was around during their time. Who are we not to take advantage of it, especially African Americans. So we can stop running around claiming mess that we're not. :receipts:
Quote from: Black Cristal on September 15, 2015, 06:09:32 AM
I may have to change my profiles from Black to Mixed after this.
:sobusyjetsetter:
jbkhvycgtfx prince :wub:
I mean, however you choose to identify yourself.
A lot of us have unknowingly embraced the one drop rule which was, from my knowledge, originally thrown onto us by white men.
"u Just black! Why u need to know anything else! u aint fuckin special :fuming: "
but everyone has the right to know who they are and what makes them unique. I can honestly say I have a better understanding of myself, and it only continues to grow as I dig deeper. Especially my research into Africa.
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 06:15:50 AM
Quote from: Black Cristal on September 15, 2015, 06:09:32 AM
I may have to change my profiles from Black to Mixed after this.
:sobusyjetsetter:
"u Just black! Why u need to know anything else! u aint fuckin special :fuming: "
;SSDDDSDS i read that in a KKK voice and screamed
:omgwatshappening:
Quote from: RIG on September 15, 2015, 06:16:40 AM
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 06:15:50 AM
Quote from: Black Cristal on September 15, 2015, 06:09:32 AM
I may have to change my profiles from Black to Mixed after this.
:sobusyjetsetter:
"u Just black! Why u need to know anything else! u aint fuckin special :fuming: "
;SSDDDSDS i read that in a KKK voice and screamed
:omgwatshappening:
;ojpihougiyfutcdkryxsejztd :plzstop: :plzstop:
;
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:58:55 AM
wow, Ancestry.com is amazing. I just randomly typed my grandfather's name and it showed that he lived in America in 1964 :ohwow:
omfg i just typed in my great grandmother's name and her tea popped up!!! :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
omg. I didn't think it would because her first name was "Chief". but it did. :stressed: Imma join that section of the site as well. And see if I can trace her NA heritage. I know my grandmother would love that.
this is what i call money well spent
nnnn I can see native.
I wanna trace my great grandfather's mess but I know it'll just lead to some slave owner. I'm glad my grandmother kept it real and told me what went down with the rape of her great grandmother. So many other grandparents, from what I've seen, make the Euro DNA mess sound beautiful and dreamy. "oh! wat can i say....luv was just in the air!! lol! yay we're white! lmao! :cheerup: :stressed: " or try to cover it up by saying its NA heritage.
she was just like "oh yeah, someone got raped lolz :sobusyjetsetter: next? :flamebroiled: :cheerup: "
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
Quote from: Black Cristal on September 15, 2015, 06:31:35 AM
Yeah, my paternal Grandma be like "NATIVE AMER'. SCOTTISH. DUTCH".
My Mum mumbled, "Yh. From SLAVERY". nnn
:sevynstreeter:
spdoj[sdsd
!!!
I don't ever see myself claiming this Euro mess, don't even wanna research it. :hmph:
I'm so emotional right now.
This is a document from my great grandparent's wedding......
my grandmother's mother, Chief......and Charles, her father.
very interesting, he was identified as a white man.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/evdg20.jpg)
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 06:44:47 AM
I'm so emotional right now.
This is a document from my great grandparent's wedding......
my grandmother's mother, Chief......and Charles, her father.
very interesting, he was identified as a white man.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/evdg20.jpg)
and this confirms yet another thing my grandmother told me
that her father was rocking the fucking cradle. sdsdsddsd :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
but the European ancestry is a lot closer than I presumed
my grandmother told me that her father clearly was of european descent
but for him to be classified as just white in court documents, she may have been cutting a bit short of the full picture.
my great grandfather on my dad's side is fully black.
my mom's side of the family is so fucking confusing :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 06:44:47 AM
I'm so emotional right now.
This is a document from my great grandparent's wedding......
my grandmother's mother, Chief......and Charles, her father.
very interesting, he was identified as a white man.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/evdg20.jpg)
Wow this is so amazingggggg :stressed: omg I'm happy for you, for real
Screaming @ one of my dad's name changes popping up.
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 06:56:25 AM
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 06:44:47 AM
I'm so emotional right now.
This is a document from my great grandparent's wedding......
my grandmother's mother, Chief......and Charles, her father.
very interesting, he was identified as a white man.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/evdg20.jpg)
Wow this is so amazingggggg :stressed: omg I'm happy for you, for real
thank u bvy :stressed:
now THIS is some real pocohontas luv story mess
chief hooking up with the white man :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
Just wait til my grandmother finds out that I found her parents' marriage certificate. She is going to be so fucking happy :stressed: :stressed: she deserves it. luv ha :'( :'( :'( :'(
Ancestry.com is useless for me :plzstop: I will have to go to Ethiopia to find out all the tea
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 06:59:01 AM
Ancestry.com is useless for me :plzstop: I will have to go to Ethiopia to find out all the tea
knjo
hopefully it'll do some good for me. u know African American lineage research has its challenges as well. Imma keep tryna dig though
A.A ancestry is so complicated
Quote from: Black Cristal on September 15, 2015, 06:19:45 AM
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 06:15:50 AM
Quote from: Black Cristal on September 15, 2015, 06:09:32 AM
I may have to change my profiles from Black to Mixed after this.
:sobusyjetsetter:
jbkhvycgtfx prince :wub:
I mean, however you choose to identify yourself.
A lot of us have unknowingly embraced the one drop rule which was, from my knowledge, originally thrown onto us by white men.
"u Just black! Why u need to know anything else! u aint fuckin special :fuming: "
but everyone has the right to know who they are and what makes them unique. I can honestly say I have a better understanding of myself, and it only continues to grow as I dig deeper. Especially my research into Africa.
nnnnn
Hun, bby, I'm BLACK and mixed.
But I'm really interested to find out the REAL tea. My Grandma too claims NA ancestry, so we'll see about that.
Romero said I have a slight Arabic look about me, I hope not, but again we'll see.
:tistheseas:
I always thought you looked quite exotic as well.
So many gorls have been disappointed with their NA truths. :dead: :plzstop:
But the truth is that 80 percent of African Americans have NA ancestry which is below 0. Which would make it undetectable in most cases.
White people need stop the nonsense as well. I can't @ people fuming at the truth that they asked for.
:dead:
wow. so many of us from the Motherland :stressed:
i found newspaper articles written on my great great grandfather
one of the first appointed chief justices in Liberia
omfg that woman really tested her mother, her two aunts, her first cousins..... :dead: :dead: all in an effort to find some NA blood? :dead: :dead: and they all were still undetectable :dead: this is crazy. what is it with NA mess, why does everyone want it?
what the hell is the point, just to be able to say it? you're WHITE be happy with the privileges ur given every day :uhh:
I wanna do mine now (http://uploadir.com/u/1z2pcc50)
Quote from: Phantom on September 15, 2015, 09:18:11 AM
I wanna do mine now (http://uploadir.com/u/1z2pcc50)
[/quote][,k]p-j0oh9if7986do57rxocuvi;bou'ijp
i lowkey luv u :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
Quote from: Phantom on September 15, 2015, 09:18:11 AM
I wanna do mine now (http://uploadir.com/u/1z2pcc50)
[/quote]
Me too. I KNOW there has to be some type of Asian on my moms side :receipts:
Quote from: Hugo on September 15, 2015, 09:20:09 AM
Quote from: Phantom on September 15, 2015, 09:18:11 AM
I wanna do mine now (http://uploadir.com/u/1z2pcc50)
Quote
Me too. I KNOW there has to be some type of Asian on my moms side :receipts:
wai... (http://uploadir.com/u/1z2pcc50)
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:37:12 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:35:59 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 05:32:01 AM
Akan, Hausa and Khoisan make up over 90% of my African Ancestry
Khoisan? that's really cool :wellheythere:
those are the skinny BLACK pigtail hair types right?
why black in capitals
And no :uhh:
Pigtails?
I thought you studied linguistics and African culture or whatever the fuck it is
n
H
That stubby piece of poo rubs me up the wrong way
And Theo, even if your results do not match what your grandmother told you regarding HER Native American heritage -- as in no percentage comes up for you....that doesn't mean she's lying. You are separated from her by one generation...which is your parent obviously. So it just may not be strong enough to trickle down to you, but that's not to say that NA blood isn't flowing through her veins. It's just further back.
My great grandmother's given name was "Chief", clearly the Native mess was close enough for it to pop up in my test, so it did. My great great grandparents may have been very close to full blooded NA. And even if it didn't pop up, I wouldn't have run around trying to test my sisters, cousins, aunts, and mess. It is what it is. :dead: For ME.
Only thing I'm confused about is my great grandfather now. Some documents list him as white , some as black. I have a strong feeling he was mulatto. I'll talk to my grandmother later on.
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 09:33:26 AM
H
That stubby piece of poo rubs me up the wrong way
:omgwatshappening:
Guys
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 02:34:47 PM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 07:04:40 AM
A.A ancestry is so complicated
!!
its exciting though
All the possibilities, all the countries, ethnic groups, tribes ect
I think one way 'repairations' should be repaid to A.A's is to hold a service where DNA can be taken to find out their ancestry
I think knowing where you come from would boost self esteem and identity in the community
Self pride, self worth and all that
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 03:45:31 PM
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 02:34:47 PM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 07:04:40 AM
A.A ancestry is so complicated
!!
its exciting though
All the possibilities, all the countries, ethnic groups, tribes ect
I think one way 'repairations' should be repaid to A.A's is to hold a service where DNA can be taken to find out their ancestry
I think knowing where you come from would boost self esteem and identity in the community
Self pride, self worth and all that
!!!!
Needless to say, Hollywood has brainwashed us into thinking Africa is simply one place with elephants and people playing bongos; so bad to the point where many think it's a country instead of a fucking continent. :plzstop:
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 04:02:40 PM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 03:45:31 PM
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 02:34:47 PM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 07:04:40 AM
A.A ancestry is so complicated
!!
its exciting though
All the possibilities, all the countries, ethnic groups, tribes ect
I think one way 'repairations' should be repaid to A.A's is to hold a service where DNA can be taken to find out their ancestry
I think knowing where you come from would boost self esteem and identity in the community
Self pride, self worth and all that
!!!!
Needless to say, Hollywood has brainwashed us into thinking Africa is simply one place with elephants and people playing bongos; so bad to the point where many think it's a country instead of a fucking continent. :plzstop:
!!!!!!
Right
'I'm from Africa' 'Are you African?'
There's 52 fucking countries sis
Pick one!
:dead:
How have we reduced the most diverse place in the world to a bland ass country
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 04:05:12 PM
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 04:02:40 PM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 03:45:31 PM
Quote from: Herb. on September 15, 2015, 02:34:47 PM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 07:04:40 AM
A.A ancestry is so complicated
!!
its exciting though
All the possibilities, all the countries, ethnic groups, tribes ect
I think one way 'repairations' should be repaid to A.A's is to hold a service where DNA can be taken to find out their ancestry
I think knowing where you come from would boost self esteem and identity in the community
Self pride, self worth and all that
!!!!
Needless to say, Hollywood has brainwashed us into thinking Africa is simply one place with elephants and people playing bongos; so bad to the point where many think it's a country instead of a fucking continent. :plzstop:
!!!!!!
Right
'I'm from Africa' 'Are you African?'
There's 52 fucking countries sis
Pick one!
:dead:
m;plnokpibgouvfiycdt7xrseza5xcuvb
its not our fault though :stressed:
I mean
You don't hear Europeans talking about 'I'm European :)' it's usually
I'm Italian, Spanish, German, French Ect
I always make it a point to let a paleface know Africa is a continent just as diverse as Europe is
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 04:17:42 PM
I mean
You don't hear Europeans talking about 'I'm European :)' it's usually
I'm Italian, Spanish, German, French Ect
I always make it a point to let a paleface know Africa is a continent just as diverse as Europe is
True.
I think that's just a byproduct of growing up in America.
We're too busy talking about Native American fairytales trying to be different.
"What's Africa? :diddraispoot: "
ran another test using FamilyTreeDNA...results came back pretty much the same.
(http://i62.tinypic.com/f16py.jpg)
Quote from: Herb. on September 16, 2015, 01:37:58 AM
ran another test using FamilyTreeDNA...results came back pretty much the same.
(http://i62.tinypic.com/f16py.jpg)
does it give you a country or ethnic group breakdown
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:31:15 AM
Am I the only one who thinks the chocolate Indians, are just a spinoff African mess. At one point India was a part of Africa, and India and Africa are the only regions to have elephants. I always thought there must be a connection.
d
They are.
mmmmm the Desi men in London...
:takeallofme: :takeallofme: :takeallofme:
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 16, 2015, 02:56:02 AM
Quote from: Herb. on September 16, 2015, 01:37:58 AM
ran another test using FamilyTreeDNA...results came back pretty much the same.
(http://i62.tinypic.com/f16py.jpg)
does it give you a country or ethnic group breakdown
No, it's not as specific ...... but AncestryDNA did
Quote from: Herb. on September 16, 2015, 08:15:02 AM
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 16, 2015, 02:56:02 AM
Quote from: Herb. on September 16, 2015, 01:37:58 AM
ran another test using FamilyTreeDNA...results came back pretty much the same.
(http://i62.tinypic.com/f16py.jpg)
does it give you a country or ethnic group breakdown
No, it's not as specific ...... but AncestryDNA did
well this kinda confirms the first one you did
Especially with the West African countries
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 04:54:00 AM
I think almost all black people are "Bantu" to a degree, most of the African languages are deemed Bantu languages as well.
:everythingok:
im screaming..
oh knowledge! wise beyond his years! #oldsoul
H
Quote from: Dorobucci on September 15, 2015, 04:07:58 PM
How have we reduced the most diverse place in the world to a bland ass country
!
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:35:44 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:33:11 AM
Quote from: Miranda on September 15, 2015, 05:26:06 AM
Quote from: iman on September 15, 2015, 05:24:54 AM
No, Amhara is an ethnic group in Ethiopia.
Amharic is the language.
look it up :uhh:
Same shit tbh, you knew what I meant.
dummy
is Yoruba and NIGbo the same?!
This is like Arabic and Arab. Arabic refers to the language, Arab to the people. But if you use them interchangeably people know what you mean, even if it is not perfectly correct.
And again in my mother tongue we use the same word for both.
well she ain't talking about YOUR mother tongue!
I finally found a test which focuses more on and breaks down the Native American ancestry in DNA -- meaning the totals found in North America, South America, Arctic America and Mesoamerica as well...which is good because American Indians were spread out, not just in North America. But a vast majority of my Native heritage comes from the states.
I came back as:
1.76 north american indian
0.46 south american indian
0.61 mesoamerican
0.09 arctic american indian
For a total of 2.92 Native American blood. This number may seem small but it is significantly high for an African American; only 19 percent of us even have a full 1% NA in us, and only 5 percent of us have 2% NA blood or more.
As you can see, the thresholds are TIGHT -- 81 percent of us fall below 1% then it jumps to 5 percent of us with 2% or more. Meaning it's virtually impossible you'd find a black person (black as in predominately of African descent, as most of us are) with 5-10 Native American blood.
Whites also carry way less than they'd love to think, if any at all -- their threshold percentages are pretty much the same as ours. This is why when most of us do these DNA tests, there is no NA blood detected. So yes, even a bi-racial butterfly has very slim chances of having NA blood, because both sides of the fence carry so little, if any.
I'm not too surprised with my personal results, I mean my great grandmother's name was Chief, I should expect larger amounts than usual in my blood since the culture was obviously there just 3 generations back. However, I still find it amazing how ancestrally diverse my mothers side of the family is.
References/statistical sources:
http://www.theroot.com/articles/history/2014/04/why_most_black_people_aren_t_part_indian.2.html
http://www.cell.com/action/showImagesData?pii=S0002-9297%2814%2900476-5
My chart:
(http://i60.tinypic.com/2d8qdjn.jpg)
This post really saddened me, a 76 year old woman just now finding out her truth:
http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2015/02/02/ask-ancestry-anne-does-my-dna-suggest-native-american/
And you can tell she's still in denial, even just hoping that her results somehow "suggest" NA blood. It's so important to know who you are, and your roots. Especially since we have the tools to do it! This is especially true for the black community; we are told so many stories and have so many myths. Know your ethnic truth! And be proud of it.
This will conclude my genealogical research for now..don't want to get too wrapped up in it. But honestly doing that >>>> watching music videos.
I feel like I am more educated now, and can give people answers if they ask (believe it or not, people do question my heritage simply because of my hair). I just hated starting a response with, "oh! well my grandmother said..." .. I'm glad her story actually checked out in my DNA, but I'm glad that I can now give people what I KNOW based on science.