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1. ENGLISH RESEARCH
DONE BY: BHAVISHYA SHREE RAJESH
GRADE:8

2. THE MOST POPULAR
TRIBES IN AFRICA .

3. ABOUT THE AFRICA AND
TRIBES
• The continent of Africa is comprise of 54 countries, more than 1.3 billion
people, and more than 3,000 tribes.
• One thing you will discover during your visit is that tribal influence are a
dominant force in some regions across the continent.
• With that in mind here are some of the most famous tribes in Africa:
1.Zulu, South Africa.
2.The Karo, Ethiopia.
3.Yoruba, Nigeria
4.The Himba, Namibia.
5.The Maasai, Kenya and Tanzania
• So there are five most famous tribes in Africa .

4. ZULU, SOUTH AFRICA
• Zulu is one of the most
popular tribes in Africa. One
reason why the tribe is so
widely known is because of
Shakaland, which is
acknowledged worldwide as
the birthplace of the
legendary chief shaka Zulu.
• With an estimated
population of 11 million
people, Zulu is known to be
the largest ethnic group in

5. THE KARO, ETHIOPIA
• Karo is located in southern Ethiopia, the Karo or Kara ethnic
group reside along the east bank of Omo river.
• The estimated population is about 2,000 people and what
you will find is they are a fascinating culture famous for their
body painting.
• Tribe members are known to paint their bodies with a
combination of white chalk, yellow, mineral rock, iron ore,
and charcoal. In addition, they often practice ritual
scarification, choosing scars as an easy way to identify
themselves.
• The scarification of the man’s chest indicates that he has
killed enemies from other tribes, and he is highly respected
within his community.
• The Karo women are considered particularly sensual and
attractive if cuts are made deep into their chests and torsos
and ash is rubbed in

6. YORUBA, NIGERIA
• With an estimated 35 million people in
total, Yoruba is undeniably the largest
ethnic group in Africa.
• Members occupy the South Western
sides of Nigeria, as well as Southern
Benin, but the majority comes from
Nigeria
• They have a rich history and cultural
heritage tracing back to the old Oyo
Empire.

7. THE HIMBA, NAMIBIA
• The most identifiable feature of the Himba tribe
is the bright red coloring of their skin. Their
skin is rubbed with red ochre to achieve this
look.
• They are a semi-nomadic and pastoral tribe
known to breed cattle and goats. Their
population is estimated between 20,000 to
50,000 people.
• Women tend to perform more labor-intensive
work than men do, such as carrying water to
the village, building homes and milking cows.
Men handle political tasks and legal trials.

8. THE MAASAI, KENYA AND TANZANIA
• The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting
northern, central and southern Kenya and northern
Tanzania.
• t is estimated that 1 million Maasai people live in Kenya
and Tanzania but most Maasai doubt these numbers
because they see the national census as government
meddling and often miscount their numbers to census
takers, according to the Maasai.
• The Maasai tribe are a tribe of warriors who trace their
origins from migration from Sudan to Kenya and
Tanzania along the Great Rift Valley.
• The tribe is nomadic in nature, choosing to stay in
smaller homesteads. They build their way of life around
their cattle which they insist are a gift from their god
Ngai. They use the cattle primarily as a measurement of
wealth as well as a source of food,