I did my ancestry kit from ancestry last month and still waiting for my results. I’m so excited to see what comes back. I’m glad I came across your video because I never heard of the African Ancestry and that’s something that would be a better fit for me
This dna company" DOESN'T" match you the tribe that you share the most dna with. What they do is match the origin of your maternal lineage about 2000 years ago and then pare if with matching African tribes to find a match.
@shotdance3005 Those are Autosomal result companies that give people their ancestral breakdowns. African Ancestry gives us our Mt (the Matriclan or Y, the Patriclan) ancestral DNA IDENTITIES. 😉
Could you indicate the method of the others companies because i don't understand why we go from Nigeria to Sierra Leone in this case please ? Are these not former slaves who reached Sierra Leone via Liberia hence the DNA match ? Sorry i need to understand because i would like to take the test and my result indicates that my ancestors come mainly from Nigeria and Togo/Benin. I'm a man so i need to pay two tests (paternal and maternal) to know my main tribes.
Yesss I’m so happy for you!!❤️❤️ I’m Fulani & Yoruba on my mother’s side 🇳🇬.i luv African ancestry & the group because they give you so much more insight on how DNA works etc.the difference between AA and the other tests like Ancestry,23& me ,MyHeritage etc is because those are autosomal tests so they test your whole DNA makeup from mother & father & they have less samples to compare with. AA is the most accurate because they have 33,000 lineages to compare from vs 200-1,300 ..is as African Americans were mixed with so many different ethnic groups & that’s what I looove about is ❤️❤️❤️ Congrats🎉🎉🎉
Would love to get citizenship in sierra Leon . It gives you access to most west African countries. You can freely travel or live in Nigeria or Ghana. Go there in and invest in real estate.
Wow this is awesome. Seems worth it. I’m thinking of gifting my fiancé with this test. I’m very curious of where his ancestors came from and he as well.
Fck Outta Mbunda Ain't Nobody Ur Sis Mf U Better Go Stalk Congo Namibia Gabon Zambia Zimbabwe South Africa Kinfolk OH Wait Dom Forget Afrobrazilians Afrobolivians Afroargentina And Them Delusional Creatures We Are Not The Same Ya'll Obsession With West Africans But Ya'll Ya'll Own I See Creatures Everywhere Stalking Us Errwhere In Cape Verdean Folks Mf Ya'll Horrible....
Congratulations! I’m currently waiting for my patriclan test to come in the mail. I took the 23 and me test initially and that got me down this DNA rabbit hole. I’m now currently waiting on my results from LivingDNA and MyHeritage DNA test kits. 23andMe has me at 87% west African: 30% Liberian, 28% Nigerian, 20% Sierra Leonian. I took my 23andMe raw DNA data and uploaded it to LivingDNA and they have me at 92% west African @ 52% Nigerian. That’s why I ordered the test kit from them. How long did it take for African Ancestry DNA to give you your results after you mailed it in?
That’s so AWESOME! DNA discoveries are so fascinating! It took me a total of 40 days to receive my results from African Ancestry after I mailed my sample ….so roughly a little over a month. On average, I think ppl who have taken the test get their results back within a month or so. Good luck!
@@sincerelyvali Thank you! I can’t wait to find out which tribe I belong to so I can go there and get dual citizenship (if possible). I’ll let you know when I get my results 😊
Congratulations!!! African Ancestry does not tell you where most of your DNA comes from. They tell you which tribe, the living person they match you with, comes from, in Africa, on a single branch of your family. In your case, your mitochondria dna. Still extremely valuable knowledge. But it’s a single ancestor, on a single branch. The autosomal DNA test, are the DNA test which tells you where most of your DNA comes from. But once again… this is EXCITING NEWS! CONGRATULATIONS!!
Congratulations👏 sis❗ But it doesn't tell you what most of your DNA is, the other companies give us a sampling of that. This company tells us the specific African people one's Mt and or Y DNA is ie. the Earliest parents but it could be what one is the least of also, such as myself and my Middle Eastern Mt DNA.
You're welcome and ❤ ya‼ Oh! I forgot that I unintentionally lied, I forgot that I received a MyHeritage DNA result that informed me of my latest smallest percentage, even less than my own MtDNA @ 4%, according to pre Helix Co. Nat Geno 2.0. I'm 1.3% South Asian (the Indian sub Continent). 😮
How does that work then? Two tests have told you you're mainly Nigerian (one specific saying you are Igbo). Then the African DNA says you are Sierria leonian. I Notice that 95% of the time the African DNA comes up as sierra leonian or cameroon for Americans. Unfortunately I am not convinced with the African Ancestry test. I have ore confidence in the other two. One of which I took and linked up with my second cousin. Then again it could be the difference between the maternal and the paternal lineage
Hey there! I can see how these DNA test can be quite confusing sometimes. According to some of the feedback I’ve gotten on this video, the company AA matches you with the origin of your maternal lineage (Dating back 2000 years). So although Nigeria makes up the highest percentage of my genetics, the origin of my mom’s family started in Sierra Leone. I assume the “Igbo” ancestry on my 23 & Me test could’ve been ancesty from my dad’s side that popped up (but I’m not 100% sure). But this is how I understand it so far. Thanks for watching & for leaving feedback! 😊
It's great that you mentioned that! I've done my research for getting Sierra Leone citizenship with AA and it seems like a tedious and expensive process but you get to experience so much doing it throught their company. Ultimately, I believe it'll be worth it, just gotta get the coins to afford the trip lol
It was definitely worth the money because I wanted to know more than I am letting on. I did the MatriClan test and it turns out my maternal lineage is from the Tuareg tribe living in Mali.🇲🇱
I’m looking to do the PatriClan test so I can trace my paternal lineage back to Africa, (unless I do FamilyTreeDNA and see if my Y-chromosome is that of an A, B, or E and have them do an analysis report) I am looking to do the MatriClan test to learn about my paternal grandmother and encouraging my father to take the test for me.
@@sincerelyvali Thanks! I’ve done the PatriClan test and currently awaiting results from them and I have a good idea it’ll be Angola 🇦🇴 since I have the E-M4451 haplogroup and I share close genetics with the Kongo and Ambundu people who are living there today based on the ancestry report from 23andMe. I could be wrong because it could also be another African country, such as Mozambique 🇲🇿, Nigeria 🇳🇬, or the Central African Republic 🇨🇫 since that haplogroup is also common over there.
What you call tribe is actually ethnicities This is how it goes in Africa Africa= continent Ethnicity , ( because it can be found in more than one country) Country Tribes Clan Village Kindred Immediate family So its still a long way to go
And I'll probably never know my clan, village, kindred, or immediate African family so I'll just be satisfied knowing my tribe. And my tribe is from Liberia
@@candyxox more like your ethnicity, you can't pin point your tribe through DNA DNA showcases all our heritage/ ethnicity but it can't pinpoint one's tribe , or clan , village or immediate family It only gives us a broad view of our admixtures What they call tribe to you , is actually ethnicity For example, I am of the Igbo ethnicity ( but a lot of people mistake it for a tribe ) In Igbo ethnicity, each tribes in it has a different dialect For example just like English, the way the Americans, Australian, Jamaican etc speak it is different But we still understand it , as Igbo people That's what tribes in each ethnicities is And there are minor traditional differences For example in Igbo again, if a man impregnate a woman from an Igbo certain tribe , wether the man is from the same village or not As long as she has taken in before marriage, the child belongs to the ladies family and bears her surname, even if they end up marrying . While general when an Igbo lady gives birth out of wedlock the child belongs to her family and if they get married the child belongs to her husband And if they're not married, and the man wants the children as his There are traditional rites he has to fulfill before the kids are his
I paused the video at 38 seconds. To guess what your results would be based on how I think you look. You appear Ethiopian to me… ok, back to the video… I’ll see if I was close
Congrats!!! I did this test in 2021, found out I'm Fulani on my maternal side❤
That's amazinggg! Congrats to you as well :)
I did my ancestry kit from ancestry last month and still waiting for my results. I’m so excited to see what comes back. I’m glad I came across your video because I never heard of the African Ancestry and that’s something that would be a better fit for me
Awesome! It's alot different from the other DNA tests on the market. :)
This dna company" DOESN'T" match you the tribe that you share the most dna with. What they do is match the origin of your maternal lineage about 2000 years ago and then pare if with matching African tribes to find a match.
Thanks for the clarity! 👍
@@sincerelyvali myheritage, AncestryDNA etc. "only" trace back around 200 years back, so it will show different results
@shotdance3005
Those are Autosomal result
companies that give people their
ancestral breakdowns. African Ancestry gives us our Mt (the Matriclan or Y, the Patriclan) ancestral DNA IDENTITIES. 😉
Could you indicate the method of the others companies because i don't understand why we go from Nigeria to Sierra Leone in this case please ?
Are these not former slaves who reached Sierra Leone via Liberia hence the DNA match ?
Sorry i need to understand because i would like to take the test and my result indicates that my ancestors come mainly from Nigeria and Togo/Benin.
I'm a man so i need to pay two tests (paternal and maternal) to know my main tribes.
@@cyanerpes You can look it up on their websites it explains what test they took
Yesss I’m so happy for you!!❤️❤️ I’m Fulani & Yoruba on my mother’s side 🇳🇬.i luv African ancestry & the group because they give you so much more insight on how DNA works etc.the difference between AA and the other tests like Ancestry,23& me ,MyHeritage etc is because those are autosomal tests so they test your whole DNA makeup from mother & father & they have less samples to compare with.
AA is the most accurate because they have 33,000 lineages to compare from vs 200-1,300 ..is as African Americans were mixed with so many different ethnic groups & that’s what I looove about is ❤️❤️❤️ Congrats🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for the feedback! 🙌🏽😊 Yes, I like how AA is quite different from the other companies. & Congrats on your Fulani & Yoruba ancestry!! 🎉
I gotta save and see what mines says one day soon maybe, this is lit!!
Thanks for watching! & Good luck with your ancestry journey if you decide to invest in this test 😊🙌🏽
That's awesome, you did the test. Welcome to the fam. I'm from few different places in Africa and one of the tribes the is mende in Sierra Leone
🇸🇱 🙌🏽 So,cool! Thanks for watching!
Worth every penny
Congrats I can’t wait to take the test 🎉🎉🎉
They are quite informative! I'd love to hear your results once you do take it :)
I don't know much about Sierra Leone but I can definitely see the Igbo in you. Congratulations anyways. Welcome home sis.
Thank you very much! 🙏🏽😊
Mitochondrial DNA aka maternal DNA isn't "most of your DNA" but half of your DNA.
Fun fact. Mende people was the people who were on the ship amistad and killed the crew
Wow, that's so interesting! Thanks for sharing
Would love to get citizenship in sierra Leon . It gives you access to most west African countries. You can freely travel or live in Nigeria or Ghana. Go there in and invest in real estate.
Wow this is awesome. Seems worth it. I’m thinking of gifting my fiancé with this test. I’m very curious of where his ancestors came from and he as well.
Sounds awesome 👏🏽 Good luck to you guys!
Congrats sis, support from Angola 🇦🇴 southwest Africa🙌🏿
Fck Outta Mbunda Ain't Nobody Ur Sis Mf U Better Go Stalk Congo Namibia Gabon Zambia Zimbabwe South Africa Kinfolk OH Wait Dom Forget Afrobrazilians Afrobolivians Afroargentina And Them Delusional Creatures We Are Not The Same Ya'll Obsession With West Africans But Ya'll Ya'll Own I See Creatures Everywhere Stalking Us Errwhere In Cape Verdean Folks Mf Ya'll Horrible....
Congratulations! I’m currently waiting for my patriclan test to come in the mail. I took the 23 and me test initially and that got me down this DNA rabbit hole. I’m now currently waiting on my results from LivingDNA and MyHeritage DNA test kits. 23andMe has me at 87% west African: 30% Liberian, 28% Nigerian, 20% Sierra Leonian.
I took my 23andMe raw DNA data and uploaded it to LivingDNA and they have me at 92% west African @ 52% Nigerian. That’s why I ordered the test kit from them.
How long did it take for African Ancestry DNA to give you your results after you mailed it in?
That’s so AWESOME! DNA discoveries are so fascinating! It took me a total of 40 days to receive my results from African Ancestry after I mailed my sample ….so roughly a little over a month. On average, I think ppl who have taken the test get their results back within a month or so. Good luck!
@@sincerelyvali Thank you! I can’t wait to find out which tribe I belong to so I can go there and get dual citizenship (if possible). I’ll let you know when I get my results 😊
Congratulations!!!
African Ancestry does not tell you where most of your DNA comes from. They tell you which tribe, the living person they match you with, comes from, in Africa, on a single branch of your family. In your case, your mitochondria dna. Still extremely valuable knowledge. But it’s a single ancestor, on a single branch.
The autosomal DNA test, are the DNA test which tells you where most of your DNA comes from.
But once again… this is EXCITING NEWS! CONGRATULATIONS!!
@@hasanicarter5543Thanks for the feedback & thanks for watching! 😊
@@sincerelyvali I got my patriclan results back today! 100% Balanta! 😁😁😁😁😁
My family is also mende Sierra Leon on material side and my grandfather side is about from Nigeria
I am sierra Leoneean too congratulations my mende sister
Thank youuu!! :)
Congratulations👏 sis❗
But it doesn't tell you what most of your DNA is,
the other companies give us a sampling of that.
This company tells us the specific African people
one's Mt and or Y DNA is ie. the Earliest parents but
it could be what one is the least of also, such as myself
and my Middle Eastern Mt DNA.
Oh, I s👀 someone already beat me to it.
@@KAH-7 Haha, no worries 😌 Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙏🏽 & Thanks for watching!
You're welcome and ❤ ya‼
Oh! I forgot that I unintentionally
lied, I forgot that I received a
MyHeritage DNA result that informed me of my latest smallest percentage, even less than my own MtDNA @ 4%, according to pre Helix Co. Nat Geno 2.0. I'm 1.3% South Asian (the Indian sub Continent). 😮
How does that work then? Two tests have told you you're mainly Nigerian (one specific saying you are Igbo). Then the African DNA says you are Sierria leonian. I Notice that 95% of the time the African DNA comes up as sierra leonian or cameroon for Americans. Unfortunately I am not convinced with the African Ancestry test. I have ore confidence in the other two. One of which I took and linked up with my second cousin. Then again it could be the difference between the maternal and the paternal lineage
Hey there! I can see how these DNA test can be quite confusing sometimes. According to some of the feedback I’ve gotten on this video, the company AA matches you with the origin of your maternal lineage (Dating back 2000 years). So although Nigeria makes up the highest percentage of my genetics, the origin of my mom’s family started in Sierra Leone. I assume the “Igbo” ancestry on my 23 & Me test could’ve been ancesty from my dad’s side that popped up (but I’m not 100% sure). But this is how I understand it so far. Thanks for watching & for leaving feedback! 😊
Congratulations! You should look at how you could secure citizenship in Sierra Leone based off DNA
It's great that you mentioned that! I've done my research for getting Sierra Leone citizenship with AA and it seems like a tedious and expensive process but you get to experience so much doing it throught their company. Ultimately, I believe it'll be worth it, just gotta get the coins to afford the trip lol
Yeah, fairs. Congrats once again and good luck! 👍🏿
2:32 Mende of sierra leone cool. Was this what you guessed You would be in the past?
Please share with us what you have learned about the Mende people and if it brought you more insight into your values, talents, gifts and character.
It was definitely worth the money because I wanted to know more than I am letting on.
I did the MatriClan test and it turns out my maternal lineage is from the Tuareg tribe living in Mali.🇲🇱
I’m looking to do the PatriClan test so I can trace my paternal lineage back to Africa, (unless I do FamilyTreeDNA and see if my Y-chromosome is that of an A, B, or E and have them do an analysis report)
I am looking to do the MatriClan test to learn about my paternal grandmother and encouraging my father to take the test for me.
That is wonderful! I always hear great things about Mali culture. Good luck with your DNA journey!
@@sincerelyvali Thanks! I’ve done the PatriClan test and currently awaiting results from them and I have a good idea it’ll be Angola 🇦🇴 since I have the E-M4451 haplogroup and I share close genetics with the Kongo and Ambundu people who are living there today based on the ancestry report from 23andMe.
I could be wrong because it could also be another African country, such as Mozambique 🇲🇿, Nigeria 🇳🇬, or the Central African Republic 🇨🇫 since that haplogroup is also common over there.
It was an unexpected pleasure that my PatriClan test results are traced back to the Fula people living in Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 today.
1:24 That is a very fast response time
Indeed, I was pleasantly surprised at the speed! :)
What you call tribe is actually ethnicities
This is how it goes in Africa
Africa= continent
Ethnicity , ( because it can be found in more than one country)
Country
Tribes
Clan
Village
Kindred
Immediate family
So its still a long way to go
Thanks for this valuable info!
And I'll probably never know my clan, village, kindred, or immediate African family so I'll just be satisfied knowing my tribe. And my tribe is from Liberia
@@candyxox more like your ethnicity, you can't pin point your tribe through DNA
DNA showcases all our heritage/ ethnicity but it can't pinpoint one's tribe , or clan , village or immediate family
It only gives us a broad view of our admixtures
What they call tribe to you , is actually ethnicity
For example, I am of the Igbo ethnicity ( but a lot of people mistake it for a tribe )
In Igbo ethnicity, each tribes in it has a different dialect
For example just like English, the way the Americans, Australian, Jamaican etc speak it is different
But we still understand it , as Igbo people
That's what tribes in each ethnicities is
And there are minor traditional differences
For example in Igbo again, if a man impregnate a woman from an Igbo certain tribe , wether the man is from the same village or not
As long as she has taken in before marriage, the child belongs to the ladies family and bears her surname, even if they end up marrying .
While general when an Igbo lady gives birth out of wedlock the child belongs to her family and if they get married the child belongs to her husband
And if they're not married, and the man wants the children as his
There are traditional rites he has to fulfill before the kids are his
U are eligible for citizenship in sierra Leone
That's the next step! :)
@@sincerelyvaliare you married ?
I paused the video at 38 seconds. To guess what your results would be based on how I think you look. You appear Ethiopian to me… ok, back to the video… I’ll see if I was close
Ok so I was wrong, but you have the skin of Ethiopian women..
I thought u looked East African
I get that a lot 😊 lol but West African roots have dominated my DNA test.
Them East African Are Multiracial Specially Eritrea 🇪🇷 And Ethiopia 🇪🇹 They Are Of Yemeni Israeli And Bantu Mixture An Ethiopian Girl Told Me That...
@@sincerelyvaliI thought you were Ethiopian until I saw “African American” 😅😅
Tribe ❌…nation.