Hutu
Ethnic group native to the Great Lakes region of Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the African ethnic group. For the New Zealand native tree, see Ascarina lucida. For the Romanian village of Huțu, see Găiceana.
Not to be confused with Houthi tribe.
The Hutu (/ˈhuːtuː/), also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic or social group which is native to the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they form one of the principal ethnic groups alongside the Tutsi and the Great Lakes Twa.
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Rwanda ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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Rwanda | 11.1–12 million (84%–90% of the total population)[1] |
Burundi | 10.4 million (85% of the total population) |
DR Congo | 2 million (2% of the total population) |
Languages | |
Kinyarwanda, Kirundi | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Christianity, minority Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Rwanda-Rundi peoples |
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