There
are many different tribes
in Africa and its rainforests.
Although pygmy
people are probably
the
most famous Africal tribal people, there are numerous other ones.
Pygmies live in Central African
rainforest. Other indigenous traditional people of Central Africa are
Aka, Bajwe, Baka,
Njem, Nzime, Twa and Maka
people.
The few Northern Africa
tribes
include Berber, Kounta and Riffian people.
And in Southern Africa,
there are Bushmen,
Capoids, Khoikhoi, Khoisan, and San people.
Eastern Africa
has got the largest amount of different tribes and they include Akie,
Alagwa, Arusha, Assa, Aweer, Barabaig, Bembe, Bena, Bondei, Bungu,
Burunge, Chaga, Datooga, Dhaiso, Dinka, Doe, Fipa, Gorowa, Gweno, Ha,
Hadza, Hangaza, Hehe, Ikizu, Ikoma, Iraqw, Isanzu, Jiji, Jita, Kaguru,
Kahe, Kami, Kerewe, Kimbu, Kisankasa, Kisi, Konongo, Kutu, Kwavi,
Kwaya, Kwere, Kwifa, Lambya, Luguru, Maasai, Machinga, Magoma, Makonde,
Makwe, Malila, Mambwe, Matengo, Matumbi, Maviha, Mbugwe, Mbunga, Mpoto,
Mwanga, Ndamba, Ndendeule, Ndengereko, Ndonde, Nena, Ngasa, Ngindo,
Ngurimi, Nilamba, Nindi, Nyakyusa, Nyambo, Nyanyembe, Nyaturu, Nyiha,
Pangwa, Pimbwe, Pogoro, Rangi, Rufiji, Rungi, Rungwa, Rwa, Safwa,
Sagara, Segeju, Shambaa, Shubi, Sizaki, Sonjo, Sukuma and Sumbwa
people.
In western
Africa,
there are
more rainforest tribes such as Baga,
Bajwe, Baka, Bakole, Bakweri, Balengue, Bamboko, Benga, Bubi, Bujeba,
Combe, Duala, Isubu, Limba, Maka, Mungo, Njem, Nzime, Ogoni, Tuareg,
Wodaabe, Wovea and Yalunka people.
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