Modern population

Nyaneka

Nyaneka

Nyaneka is a modern reference population in Genoplot's G25 reference catalogue (Nyaneka), with 7 samples from Cunene, Angola.

Its nearest neighbours among modern populations are Umbundu, Makhuwa and Ganguela, and among ancient ones Kindoki Protohistoric (Congo), Colonial African (Mexico) and Ngongo Mbata Protohistoric (Congo).

Period
Modern
Country
Angola
Origin
Cunene, Angola
Sampled near
Cunene -15.96, 14.94
Samples
7
Catalogue
Nyaneka

Nearest populations

Distance between population averages in scaled G25 space, ×100. Lower is closer. It says who resembles this population, not who descends from it; an nMonte model tests that.

Modern
#PopulationDistance
1UmbunduUmbundu1.12
2MakhuwaMakhuwa1.42
3GanguelaGanguela1.58
4TswaTswa1.80
5RongaRonga1.92
6ChanganaChangana1.94
7ChopiChopi1.94
8NyanjaNyanja1.99
9SenaSena2.01
10KongoKongo2.06
Ancient
#PopulationDistance
1Kindoki Protohistoric (Congo)Congo_Kindoki_Protohistoric2.13
2Colonial African (Mexico)Mexico_Colonial_African2.30
3Ngongo Mbata Protohistoric (Congo)Congo_NgongoMbata_Protohistoric2.96
4Pemba (Medieval, c. 600 BP)Pemba_600BP3.19
5Tanzania Pemba (Medieval, c. 600 BP)Tanzania_Pemba_600BP3.71
6South Africa (c. 400 BP)South_Africa_400BP4.62
7Munsa (c. 500 BP)Munsa_500BP4.87
8Taukome (Medieval, c. 1100 BP)Taukome_1100BP6.80
9Kakapel (Late Iron Age, Kenya)Kenya_Kakapel_LIA8.84
10Xaro (Early Iron Age, Botswana)Botswana_Xaro_EIA12.00

Individuals 13

The samples behind this population in the catalogue. Outliers are kept out of the population's average.

SampleOrigin
Nab104Cunene, Angola
Nab144Cunene, Angola
Nab433Cunene, Angola
Nab439Cunene, Angola
Nab456Cunene, Angola
Nab457Cunene, Angola
Nab64Cunene, Angola
Nab166 outlierCunene, Angola
Nab184 outlierCunene, Angola
Nab240 outlierCunene, Angola
Nab424 outlierCunene, Angola
Nab434 outlierCunene, Angola
Nab440 outlierCunene, Angola