Modern population

Ronga

Ronga

Ronga is a modern reference population in Genoplot's G25 reference catalogue (Ronga), with 3 samples from Maputo, Mozambique.

Its nearest neighbours among modern populations are Chopi, Tswa and Bitonga, and among ancient ones Pemba (Medieval, c. 600 BP), Colonial African (Mexico) and Kindoki Protohistoric (Congo).

Period
Modern
Country
Mozambique
Origin
Maputo, Mozambique
Sampled near
-26.07, 32.63
Samples
3
Catalogue
Ronga

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
1ChopiChopi1.24
2TswaTswa1.34
3BitongaBitonga1.40
4ChanganaChangana1.40
5YaoYao1.40
6MakhuwaMakhuwa1.50
7ManyikaManyika1.60
8SenaSena1.60
9NyanjaNyanja1.60
10NdauNdau1.77
Ancient
#PopulationDistance
1Pemba (Medieval, c. 600 BP)Pemba_600BP2.99
2Colonial African (Mexico)Mexico_Colonial_African3.10
3Kindoki Protohistoric (Congo)Congo_Kindoki_Protohistoric3.22
4Ngongo Mbata Protohistoric (Congo)Congo_NgongoMbata_Protohistoric3.30
5Tanzania Pemba (Medieval, c. 600 BP)Tanzania_Pemba_600BP3.30
6South Africa (c. 400 BP)South_Africa_400BP4.08
7Munsa (c. 500 BP)Munsa_500BP4.29
8Taukome (Medieval, c. 1100 BP)Taukome_1100BP6.80
9Kakapel (Late Iron Age, Kenya)Kenya_Kakapel_LIA8.43
10Xaro (Early Iron Age, Botswana)Botswana_Xaro_EIA12.02

Individuals 3

The samples behind this population in the catalogue.

SampleOrigin
8801303Maputo, Mozambique
VBM0043Maputo, Mozambique
VBM0049Maputo, Mozambique