Tribe Names, Meanings, and their History

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Abbasi (Uh-bah-see)

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pakistan urdu male ethnicity shia persian masculine

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Aeta (AY-tuh)

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tribe filipino philippines ethnicity culture baby indigenous

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Ahanti (ah-HAHN-tee)

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baby twi tribe feminine brave ghanaian fearless

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Anyi (AHN-yee)

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igbo hausa joyful yoruba christian nigerian-yoruba rivers

anyi name meaning

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Awala (uh-wah-lah)

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unisex african baby yoruba nigeria tribe

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Barkhi (BAR-kee)

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odisha hindu hindi-indian hindi baby male tribal

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Buru (boo-roo)

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swahili-kenyan unisex kenyan swahili kenyan-swahili gender-neutral tanzanian

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Chaga (SHAH-gah)

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ethnic tanzanian african unisex kiswahili culture tribe

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Cherokee (CHAIR-uh-kee)

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male feminine boy female masculine indigenous tribe

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Cheyenne (shy-EN)

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sioux feminine region united girl female baby

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Daka (DAH-kah)

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kikuyu kenyan-swahili swahili-kenyan ethnic baby found unisex

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Dayakut (Day-ah-koot)

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masculine baby tribe boy male borneo dayak

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