Oceanicpuppy
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Sorta, Like more of your DNA matches up with this particular group of people.
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Africans: Can you tell what tribe or country Diasporans are from just by looking at them?
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Oceanicpuppy
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I'm just basing it from what I've seen. The phenotypes does seem to match with the groups, not 100% but its a start. Chris Tucker looks like an Angolan.
It's not far fetched to believe you would retain some characteristics of that group. 400 is a small gap in history.
JoeClair
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Yeah, for sure. John Amos comes to mind. It really wasn't that long ago.
when i went to africa (ethiopia) the people thought i was local 
i tried to use it to my advantage a little bit til they found out i couldnt speak amharic and saw my tattoos 
i tried to use it to my advantage a little bit til they found out i couldnt speak amharic and saw my tattoos
Oceanicpuppy
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Are you of Ethiopian Descent?when i went to africa (ethiopia) the people thought i was local
iono breh
furthest back i know is i got some people from the south and people from detroit i figure i might have some in me though if the people from there think im from there
one of these days imma do one of those ancestry things
It is very far fetched to think your maternal and paternal lineage come mostly from 1 tribe unless isolated like Gullah people.
Chris Tucker comes from a rural Georgia city so it is a bit more believable but the overwhelming AA population don't come from any one tribe nor do I think any one tribe comprises more than 50% of their admixture.
Oceanicpuppy
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iono breh
i figure i might have some in me though if the people from there think im from there
Its very rare that you could be from Ethiopia. Much of the slave taken were from West and West Central Africa with some small % coming from the lower part of East Africa not the horn. Its not totally out the question but most of AA's are from the westside.
Lol
You have a better chance having an East Indian or Chinese relative than an Ethiopian one. One my friends ancestors was an East Indian Slave. Her family is from Georgia and she looks Nigerian. So you never know.
Oceanicpuppy
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I'm not saying that, Im saying the your DNA matches or you have more DNA links with said people. It doesn't mean your not mixed with other tribes.
I think maternal lineage in many AA's is one of the more untainted lineages and I think we all know why.
I think it depends on the individual too.
People in certain areas will have different outcomes.
Chris Tucker from Decatur lol
But Gullah/Geechie folks I believe are from one tribe (Just go to a City like Savannah), They say Gullah = Gola which is a West African tribe (found in Liberia and a few other places) but who knows.
That said, I`m african and dont care about the whole "you look like you from" mess, people say I dont look African whatever that means.
But Gullah/Geechie folks I believe are from one tribe (Just go to a City like Savannah), They say Gullah = Gola which is a West African tribe (found in Liberia and a few other places) but who knows.
That said, I`m african and dont care about the whole "you look like you from" mess, people say I dont look African whatever that means.
Rico Dia Bizuela
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Yes we can do it but old folks do it better though. Call the african posters , post some pics and let's see
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
All the elders here swore up and down I was from Angola when I first landed here
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
I cannot.
I'm sometimes able to tell which part of Africa, native Africans are from but New World Blacks...I couldn't guess. Too mixed.
I'm sometimes able to tell which part of Africa, native Africans are from but New World Blacks...I couldn't guess. Too mixed.
for africans yes, but due to tribe mixing up it's starting become harder
diaspora nope, your genes are amalgamated so it's usually damn near impossible unless a blood test is being done
diaspora nope, your genes are amalgamated so it's usually damn near impossible unless a blood test is being done
you probably are not of ethiopian descentiono breh
i figure i might have some in me though if the people from there think im from there
one of these days imma do one of those ancestry things
note cacs took AAs from west africa and some parts of central africa they never got east africa
EDIT: @Canadadry beat me to it