LM Genetics K47

Africa

1. Kushitic: Indigenous populations of the Horn of Africa with ancient linguistic and cultural ties.
2. North-African: Populations of the Maghreb region, including Berbers and other Afro-Mediterranean groups.
3. Omotic: Indigenous peoples of southwestern Ethiopia, named after the Omotic language family.
4. Nilotic: Ethnic groups of the Nile Valley, particularly in South Sudan, Kenya, and Uganda.
5. Sahelian: Populations living in the semi-arid Sahel region, bridging the Sahara and sub-Saharan Africa.
6. Central-African_HG: Hunter-gatherer groups of Central Africa, including pygmy populations.
7. South-African_HG: Hunter-gatherer groups of southern Africa, such as the San people.
8. West-African: Indigenous populations of West Africa, including Mandé, Yoruba, and others.
9. East-African_HG: Hunter-gatherer groups of East Africa, with ancient genetic lineages.

Europe

1. North-Iberian: Populations from the northern Iberian Peninsula, including Basque and other regional groups.
2. East-Iberian: Populations from the eastern Iberian Peninsula, with Mediterranean influences.
3. North-Caucasian: Ethnic groups from the northern Caucasus Mountains, including Chechens and Avars.
4. South-Caucasian: Populations from the southern Caucasus, such as Armenians and Georgians.
5. Paleo-Balkan: Ancient populations from the Balkan Peninsula, such as Illyrians and Thracians.
6. East-Euro: Eastern European populations, primarily Slavic groups.
7. Volgan: Populations around the Volga River, including Finno-Ugric and Tatar groups.
8. Baltic: Populations of the Baltic region, including Lithuanians and Latvians.
9. West-Finnic: Western Finno-Ugric populations, such as Finns.
10. Uralic: Populations from the Ural Mountains region, with Finno-Ugric linguistic ties.
11. North-Sea_Germanic: Populations from the North Sea region, including early Germanic tribes.
12. Celtic: Populations associated with Celtic-speaking regions, including Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany.
13. Scando-Germanic: Populations from Scandinavia and northern Germany.
14. West-Med: Western Mediterranean populations, with links to ancient Carthaginian and Roman civilizations.
15. Central-Med: Populations from the central Mediterranean, including Italian and Maltese groups.
16. East-Med: Eastern Mediterranean populations, with ties to ancient Greek and Levantine civilizations.

Asia

1. Tibeto-Burman: Populations in the Himalayan region and surrounding areas speaking Tibeto-Burman languages.
2. Turkic-Altai: Turkic-speaking populations with origins in the Altai Mountains.
3. Proto-Austronesian: Ancestral populations of Austronesian-speaking groups across Southeast Asia and Oceania.
4. Munda: Indigenous populations of central and eastern India, speakers of Munda languages.
5. Indo-Chinese: Populations from the Indo-China region, encompassing Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
6. South-Indian: Populations of southern India with Dravidian linguistic and cultural heritage.
7. NE-Asian: Populations of Northeast Asia, including Koreans and Japanese.
8. Mongolian: Populations of Mongolia and surrounding steppes.
9. Siberian: Indigenous populations of Siberia, including Turkic and Tungusic groups.
10. Iranian: Populations from the Iranian plateau and its historical Persian empire regions.
11. Malay: Populations of the Malay Peninsula and parts of maritime Southeast Asia.
12. South-Chinese: Ethnic groups from southern China, including Cantonese and Hmong.
13. Papuan: Indigenous populations of Papua New Guinea and nearby islands.
14. Amuro-Manchurian: Populations from the Amur River basin and Manchuria.
15. Pamirian: Populations from the Pamir Mountains, with links to Central Asia.

Americas

1. North-Amerind: Indigenous populations of North America, including Plains and Arctic groups.
2. Meso-Amerind: Indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, including Maya and Aztec descendants.
3. Amazonian: Indigenous groups of the Amazon rainforest.
4. Andean: Indigenous populations of the Andes Mountains, such as Quechua and Aymara speakers.