About

    About the project

    The Dictionary of African Ethnic Groups is a personal project whose goal is to make knowledge about Africa clear and accessible.

    Before modern nations and states, there were ethnic groups, peoples, and kingdoms. History and borders have sometimes erased them, yet these peoples still exist today — carrying their languages, cultures, and traditions.

    I am currently collecting and organizing available information to include it in this dictionary.

    The work is long and challenging because it is difficult to find reliable data about Africa, but the goal is to bring this knowledge together and make it easy to explore.

    Sources

    Complete bibliography — African Populations & Ethnic Groups

    International Sources (Main)

    CIA — The World Factbook

    Central source for ethnic distribution by country (when available).

    UNESCO / Statistics Institute

    Sources by Region (Official African Institutes)

    Academic & Linguistic Sources

  1. Ethnologue — Languages of the WorldFor ethnicity ↔ language correspondences
  2. Joshua ProjectFor ethnolinguistic diversity (use with caution due to religious orientation)
  3. African Studies Journals

    • Journal of African History — Cambridge University Press
    • African Studies Review — Cambridge
    • Cahiers d'Études Africaines — EHESS
    • Journal of Modern African Studies
  4. UNESCO — General History of Africa (8 volumes)