Guinea - Ethnic groups



Of Guinea's two dozen ethnic groups, three predominate: the Fulani, Malinké, and Soussou. The Fulani (sometimes called Peul), perhaps the largest single group (40% of the population), live mainly in the Futa Jallon. The Malinké (referred to in other parts of West Africa as Mandingo) and related peoples of the socalled Nuclear Mandé group (30%) live in eastern Guinea and are concentrated around Kankan, Beyla, and Kouroussa. The Soussou (20%), with related groups, are centered farther west and along the coast in the areas around Conakry, Forécariah, and Kindia. Related to them are the Dialonké, living farther east in Middle Guinea and western Upper Guinea. Smaller tribes make up the remaining 10% of the population. Toward the southeast, in the Guinea Highlands near the borders of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, are various Kru or peripheral Mandé groups; among them are the Kissi around Quéckédou, the Toma around Macenta, and the Koranko near Kissidougou. Notable among the 3,500 or so non-Africans are Lebanese and Syrians.

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1
gillian
Is the Fulani identity prestigious in anyway in Guinea? if yes, why?
Thank you.
There are anothe ethnic group in Beyla around that is call Fulani or there are the same as Konyanka.
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Mohamed Swaray
Among the three majority ethnic groups of guinea which of them actually possesses the state power?
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dania
guinea has republic government. its climate has rain for up to six months.
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mariam
Even though The Fulani are in the majority, it usually is The maliinke that gas al THE power. There have been many conflicts between THE Fulani and malinke before because they want all power and envy fulfullde people for this.
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Mohamed Bah
My question was, there are how many ethnic tribes in Guinea Conakry? According to the cardinal point, the Fulani are located in which part of the country?
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Yaghouba
There is another ethnic Boke their about 16%
Do you know them?
how do you know them?
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Yaghouba
There is another ethnic in Boke called Lamdouma.
Do you know them?
what did you know about them?
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lassana M. Kamara
Iam a Liberain hailing from the Mandingo District of Quardu-gboni , Lofa County, Liberia. However , adjacent us across the border in Guinea are also Mandingoes or Manyan situated in the Prefecture of Macenta .Therefore, the ethnic groups in Macenta are two instead of one.Therefore, there must be ethnic balance inclusive of all tribes. And there are several Districts owned by the group including Kouanka, Daro, Vassedou, Gbenekala ,Seredu, Macenta and its environs just to name a few.
which district is the largest? district in Guinea.
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aminu
fulani has atleast 45 percent of the
countrys population

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