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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by sudaniya: [qb] I was under the impression that the Tuaregs, Zenata, Masmuda and the Sanhaja were that colour due to the apparent origin of the Berber language in Northeast Africa -- like Sudan. It was theorized that the Beja and the Tuaregs share a common origin. [/qb][/QUOTE]Berber is a language and culture not a skin color and not a Genetic lineage. Berber languages are thought to have originated in East Africa maybe 7-12 thousand years ago with linguists like Christopher Ehret who proposed this model. They did not originate in Eurasia. Now unless Eurasians introduced Berber language and culture into Africa it originated with the indigenous black Africans of Africa. The reason why there are so many complexions among North Africans is due to historic mixture with Eurasians. But that mixture is not the basis of or origin of Berber language and culture. And today's Berber culture is a fusion of foreign elements on top of a older indigenous African substratum. We did discuss this before and there was a paper tying the Tuareg and Beja and I don't have time right now to dig it up. DNA wise, the Berbers are associated with U6 and E-M81. U6 is far too old to have anything to do with the origin and spread of Berber languages. Therefore the most likely canditate is E-M81 which is a branch off of E lineages in East Africa. If Berber languages did originate in East Africa 7000 years ago or so then this would be a good candidate or lineages related to it. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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