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Hutu

The Hutu (/ˈhuːtuː/), also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic group native to the African Great Lakes region. They primarily live in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they form one of the principal ethnic groups alongside the Tutsi and the Great Lakes Twa.

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Burundi
10.4 million (85% of the total population)
Rwanda
11.1–12 million (84%–90% of the total population)

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Hutu

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples91
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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related to history · 16
Hutu → Banyamulenge Tutsi, Belgian Congo, Burundi, In Burundi, In Rwanda, Kigeli, Later, Ruanda-Urundi, Rwanda, Social, South Kivu, Tens, The Belgian-sponsored Tutsi, Tutsi, Tutsis, Uganda
related to Language · 15
Hutu → Additionally, Bantu, Burundi, Congo, France, French, Hutus, It, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Niger, Rwanda, Rwanda-Rundi, Tutsi, Twa
related to Origins · 14
Hutu → Bantu, Bantu-speaking, Belgian, Central Africa, Europeans, Great Lake, Mahmood Mamdani, Others, The Hutu, The Tutsi, Through, Tutsi, Twa, Various
related to Y-DNA (paternal lineages) · 14
Hutu → Africa, Bantu, E1b1a, E1b1b, E2, Horn, However, Modern-day, Nilo-Saharan, North Africa, Paternal, R1b, Tutsi, Y-chromosome
related to Etymology · 13
Hutu → Bahoto, Bahutu, Bantu, Bawoto, Burundi, DRC, Ernest Viaene, Mongo, Pygmies, René Bourgeois, Rwanda, The, Twa
related to Demographics · 9
Hutu → Burundi, Burundians, CIA World Factbook, However, Prior, Rwanda, Rwandans, The Hutu, Tutsis
related to Autosomal DNA (overall ancestry) · 7
Hutu → Afro-Asiatic, Bantu, However, In, Rwanda, Tishkoff, Tutsi
Burundi · 1
Hutu → 10.4 million (85% of the total population)
Rwanda · 1
Hutu → 11.1–12 million (84%–90% of the total population)
is a · 1
Hutu → largest of the three main population divisions in Burundi and Rwanda

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rwanda burundi tutsi bantu tutsis ethnic also twa population group great genocide genetic lakes uganda language rwanda-rundi however physical control

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HutuBurundi10.4 million (85% of the total population)1.00infobox
HutuRwanda11.1–12 million (84%–90% of the total population)1.00infobox
Hutuis alargest of the three main population divisions in Burundi and Rwanda0.90text
Huturelated to Autosomal DNA (overall ancestry)In0.60section
Huturelated to Autosomal DNA (overall ancestry)Bantu0.60section
Huturelated to Autosomal DNA (overall ancestry)Tutsi0.60section
Huturelated to Autosomal DNA (overall ancestry)However0.60section
Huturelated to Autosomal DNA (overall ancestry)Tishkoff0.60section
Huturelated to Autosomal DNA (overall ancestry)Rwanda0.60section
Huturelated to Autosomal DNA (overall ancestry)Afro-Asiatic0.60section
Huturelated to DemographicsThe Hutu0.60section
Huturelated to DemographicsBurundi0.60section

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