 | Ethnic
Monitoring Categories - Guidance |  |
This list
has been put together from information supplied by the DFEE(Form 7) and LLDS.
This guide will help you code ethnic origin to the right language.
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Country of Origin
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Most likely languages
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Most likely SIMS
Ethnic Category
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Afghanistan
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Dari, Pushto
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Asian Other
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Albania
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Albanian
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White European
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Algeria
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Arabic, Berber (Tamezight), French
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North African
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Armenia
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Armenian, Russian
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Middle East
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Austria
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German
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White European
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Angola
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Portuguese, Kikongo, Chokwe, Lingala, Mbundu
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Black African
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Bangladesh
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Bengali, Sylheti
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Bangladeshi
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Republic of Belarus
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Belorussian, Russian
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White European
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Belgium
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Flemish, French
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White European
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Bosnia
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Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Serbo-Croat
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White European
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Brazil
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Portuguese
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South American
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Bulgaria
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Bulgarian
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White European
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Cameroon
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French, English, Fang, Bulu, Fulani, Mbum
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Black African
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China
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Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkein
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Chinese
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Colombia
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Spanish
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South American
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Republic of the Congo
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French, Lingala, Kiswahili/Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
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Black African
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D R Congo (Zaire)
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Black African
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Croatia
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Croatian
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White European
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Cyprus
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Greek, Turkish
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White European
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Czech Republic
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Czech, Roma
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White European
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Denmark
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Danish
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White European
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Ecuador
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Spanish
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South American
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Eritrea
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Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic, Saho, Beja, Danakil, Baza, Barya, Bilen,
Afar
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Black African
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Estonia
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Estonian, Russian
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White European
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Ethiopia
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Amharic, Tigrinya, Galle/Oromo, Somali, Sidamo
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Black African
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Finland
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Finnish
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White European
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France
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French
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White European
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Germany
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German
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White European
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Ghana
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Twi, Ga, Fanti, Ewe, Adangme, Gurma, Dagbane
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Black African
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Greece
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Greek
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White European
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Hungary
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Hungarian
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White European
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Iran
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Farsi, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Assyrian, Armenian, Turkmen, Arabic
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Middle East
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Iraq
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Arabic, Kurdish, , Assyrian, Armenian, Turkmen
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Middle East
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Iceland
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Icelandic
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White European
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India
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Hindi, Punjabi, Gujerati, Urdu, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali
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Indian
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Republic of Ireland
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English, Erse (Gaelic)
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White European
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Italy
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Italian
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White European
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Ivory Coast
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French
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Black African
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Kenya
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Kiswahili, Luo, Kikuyu
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Black African
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Kosova
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Albanian, Serbo-Croat
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White European
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Kurdistan
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Kurmanji, Sorani and Zaza dialects
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Middle East
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Latvia
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Latvian, Russian
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White European
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Lebanon
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Arabic, French, Armenian
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Middle East
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Liechtenstein
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German
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White European
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Liberia
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Kpelle, Vai, Bassa, Kru, Grebo
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Black African
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Lithuania
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Lithuanian, Russian, Rumanian
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White European
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Luxembourg
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Letzerbuergisch, German, French
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White European
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Malta
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Maltese
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White European
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Moldova
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Moldavian
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White European
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Monaco
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French
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White European
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Mozambique
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Portuguese, Makua, Tsonga/Thonga
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Black African
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Netherlands
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Dutch
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White European
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Nigeria
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Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa, Binni
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Black African
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Norway
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Norwegian
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White European
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Palestine
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Arabic
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Middle East
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Pakistan
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Urdu, Punjabi, Pushto, Baluchi
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Pakistani
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Philippines
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Tagalog, Pilipino, Ilonko, Ilocano
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Asian Other
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Poland
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Polish, Roma
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White European
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Portugal
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Portuguese
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White European
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Romania
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Romanian, Roma, Hungarian
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White European
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Russia
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Russian, Chechen
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White European
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Rwanda
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Kinyarwanda
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Black African
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San Marino
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Italian
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White European
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Serbia
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Serbian, Albanian
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White European
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Sierra Leone
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Krio, English, Mende, Temne, Vai
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Black African
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Slovak Republic
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Slovakian, Roma
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White European
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Slovenia
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Slovenian
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White European
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Somalia
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Somali, Chimiini/Bravanese, Kibajuni, Arabic
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Black African
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Spain
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Spanish, Catalan, Eusk…
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White European
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Sri Lanka
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Singhalese, Tamil
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Asian Other
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Sudan
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Arabic, Nubian, Acholi, Beja, Dinka, Nuer, Shilluk, Zande, Bari
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Black African
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Sweden
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Swedish, Finnish
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White European
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Switzerland
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German, French, Italian, Romansch
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White European
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Togo
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French, Ewe, Kabre, Gurma
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Black African
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Turkey
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Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic
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Middle
East
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Uganda
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Luganda, Acholi, Kiswahili, Nkole, Chige, Gisu, Toro, Nyoro, Lango,
Alur, Karamojong
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Black African
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Ukraine
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Ukrainian, Russian
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White European
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Venezuela
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Spanish
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South American
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Vietnam
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Vietnamese
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Asian Other
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(Former) Yugoslavia
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Serbo-Croat, Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian
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White European
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