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Tribes and languages of blacks

Black people, also known as black people and equatorial people. One of the three major races in the world. Black people have dark brown, chocolate or black skin color; Hair is dark and hard, mostly spiral; Beards and body hair are underdeveloped; The face is small and slightly flat, the cheekbones are low, and the brow bones are not high; The eye fissure is large, and the eyeball is mostly dark brown or black; The nose is flat, the bridge of the nose is not high, the alar is wide, and the nostrils are large and horizontal; The mouth is cracked, the lip is thick, the upper lip is upturned, and the kiss is swollen; The chin is obviously prominent; Height varies, most of them are taller and their lower limbs are longer. Black race originated in Africa, including forest black race in West Africa, Bantu race in Central Africa and Bushman race in South Africa. Most languages belong to Niger-Kordofan and Nile-Sahara languages. Most languages belong to Niger-Kordofan language family and Nile-Sahara language family, and some belong to Semite language family. Most of them have nothing to say yet. Most people keep traditional beliefs, believe in animism and worship their ancestors; Many people in West Africa, Central Africa and East Africa believe in Islam and some believe in Christianity. According to the national origin, history, language, culture, region and other factors, it can be divided into two branches, becoming two major ethnic groups: Sudanese black and Bantu black. Most of them inherit the family tree, life and property according to the paternal line, and some of them organize the society according to the maternal line. Mainly engaged in hoeing agriculture, developing animal husbandry in the area where tsetse flies are forbidden to catch, and hunting and fishing also occupy an important position in some areas. In addition, since16th century, a large number of African blacks have been plundered by European powers and sold to the United States as slaves, and their descendants are also black, usually called African-Americans.