GEDmatch Clarity For Black Forum Members – 103 days old

[KingKhalasi]

@Ebersdorf I can understand the percentage numbers but its just the components that I sometimes have trouble understanding with, also being that Gedmatch should be taken by a grain of salt in the end of the day. But it is very interesting.

But they need more accurate calculators for people in the New World, especially from those who are heavily admixed/Afro-descended.

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Did you had African dna relatives on AncestryDNA?

yes, i have alot of african DNA relatives, infact my top 5-6 matches are strongly afro-descended and considered black both in africa and in the new world and anywhere else lol

i both have alot of euro matches and alot of african matches and i guess thats fitting since i am biracial

[Shaquille]

yes, i have alot of african DNA relatives, infact my top 5-6 matches are strongly afro-descended and considered black both in africa and in the new world and anywhere else lol

i both have alot of euro matches and alot of african matches and i guess thats fitting since i am biracial

From which African country are they from? And which ethnicity? Lol I am black and most of my DNA relatives on 23andme and myHeritage are European and American.

And every black person in Africa is black everywhere lol. Just like how every NWB is black everywhere.

[KingKhalasi]

From which African country are they from? And which ethnicity? Lol I am black and most of my DNA relatives on 23andme and myHeritage are European and American.

And every black person in Africa is black everywhere lol. Just like how every NWB is black everywhere.

their strongest african components are Nigerian, Ghanaian, Cameroon/Congo, Mali, and Benin/Togo from the 5 people ive seen.

most of them have strong bantu components so i assume my african should be somewhere in that range too lol

and lmao, thats weird xD i guess its due to the database of both 23andme and ancestryDNA being predominantly whites, even so my DNA matches are 50/50 white and black, or slightly more black than white

[Shaquille]

their strongest african components are Nigerian, Ghanaian, Cameroon/Congo, Mali, and Benin/Togo from the 5 people ive seen.

most of them have strong bantu components so i assume my african should be somewhere in that range too lol

and lmao, thats weird xD i guess its due to the database of both 23andme and ancestryDNA being predominantly whites, even so my DNA matches are 50/50 white and black, or slightly more black than white

Are they actually from Africa or are they New World Blacks? Because I was specifically talking about Sub-Saharan Africans.

[KingKhalasi]

Are they actually from Africa or are they New World Blacks? Because I was specifically talking about Sub-Saharan Africans.

tbh im not sure lol, since they do score more than just 100% african i assume they are new world blacks. i see alot of amerindian, or european or middle eastern/north african thrown into the results so yeah

[Meygaag]

Punt K8
Population Percent
1 Western_Semitic 42.3
2 Nilo_Saharan 30.92
3 Omotic 13.64
4 E_Benue_Congo 9.1
5 Southern_HG 2.41
6 Ubangian_Congo 0.93
7 W_Benue_Congo 0.48
8 Eastern_HG 0.23

[Ebersdorf]

@Ebersdorf I can understand the percentage numbers but its just the components that I sometimes have trouble understanding with, also being that Gedmatch should be taken by a grain of salt in the end of the day. But it is very interesting.

Thanks, Shaquille. I'm going to come clean. I said what I said because I'M THE ONE who hasn't figured out how to interpret the percentage numbers. I figure there are lots of others who are challenged as I am on this. Could you give a brief explanation how to interpret them. I (and probably many others) would be much obliged. Thanks.

[El Andullero]

From which African country are they from? And which ethnicity? Lol I am black and most of my DNA relatives on 23andme and myHeritage are European and American.

In my case I haven't had continental African relatives so far, but the most SSA relative I have is a Cuban that is 99% SSA and 1% Euro.

Continuing with the Gedmatch calcs, here's what the puntDNAL K8 Africa only gives me:

Admix Results (sorted):

# Population Percent
1 Western_Semitic 66.79
2 W_Benue_Congo 19.14
3 Omotic 7.28
4 E_Benue_Congo 6.79


Finished reading population data. 48 populations found.
8 components mode.

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Least-squares method.

Using 1 population approximation:
1 S_Moroccan @ 9.922587
2 Mozabite @ 17.393621
3 Algerian @ 20.541950
4 Libyan @ 20.646187
5 Tunisian @ 22.016800
6 N_Moroccan @ 23.142477
7 Egyptian @ 27.260559
8 Ethiopian_Tygray @ 33.363411
9 Ethiopian_Afar @ 37.147659
10 Ethiopian_Amhara @ 37.275249
11 Nigeria_Fulani @ 41.265961
12 Ethiopian_Oromo @ 41.297688
13 Somali @ 43.952190
14 Ethiopian_Wolayta @ 52.617165
15 Tanzania_Sandawe @ 64.050041
16 DRC_Hema @ 67.149689
17 Kenyan_Maasai @ 67.840881
18 Kenyan_Bantu @ 73.948143
19 Ethiopian_AriCultivator @ 74.469833
20 Cameroon_Mada @ 74.629898

Using 2 populations approximation:
1 50% Egyptian +50% Nigeria_Fulani @ 9.247095


Using 3 populations approximation:
1 50% Egyptian +25% Nigeria_Igbo +25% Tunisian @ 4.806674


Using 4 populations approximation:
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1 Egyptian + Egyptian + Nigeria_Igbo + Tunisian @ 4.806674
2 Ghana_Brong + Egyptian + Egyptian + Tunisian @ 4.984625
3 Egyptian + Nigeria_Igbo + Tunisian + Tunisian @ 5.026217
4 Egyptian + Egyptian + Tunisian + Nigeria_Yoruba @ 5.053342
5 Egyptian + Egyptian + Tunisian + Nigeria_Yoruba @ 5.053342
6 Nigeria_Fulani + Mozabite + S_Moroccan + Tunisian @ 5.096217
7 Egyptian + Egyptian + Egyptian + Nigeria_Yoruba @ 5.100088
8 Egyptian + Egyptian + Egyptian + Nigeria_Yoruba @ 5.100088
9 Egyptian + Egyptian + Egyptian + Nigeria_Igbo @ 5.105109
10 Egyptian + Egyptian + Nigeria_Igbo + N_Moroccan @ 5.125541
11 Egyptian + Nigeria_Igbo + N_Moroccan + Tunisian @ 5.191562
12 Ghana_Brong + Egyptian + Egyptian + Egyptian @ 5.199988
13 Nigeria_Fulani + Mozabite + Mozabite + S_Moroccan @ 5.247973
14 Ghana_Brong + Egyptian + Egyptian + N_Moroccan @ 5.249301
15 Egyptian + Egyptian + Mali_Mandinka + Tunisian @ 5.252448
16 Ghana_Brong + Egyptian + Tunisian + Tunisian @ 5.264561
17 Nigeria_Fulani + S_Moroccan + Tunisian + Tunisian @ 5.275788
18 Egyptian + Mali_Mandinka + Tunisian + Tunisian @ 5.279641
19 Egyptian + Egyptian + N_Moroccan + Nigeria_Yoruba @ 5.293976
20 Egyptian + Egyptian + N_Moroccan + Nigeria_Yoruba @ 5.293976

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