IMIRYANGO Y'ABANYARWANDA MBERE Y'UMWADUKO W'ABAZUNGU
Abanyiginya n'Abasindi = 3,392,200 (population)
Abasinga = 2,044,000 (population)
Abazigaba = 1,604,400
Abagesera b'Abazirankende = 1,545,600
Abega = 1,120,000
Ababanda = 936,600
Abacyaba = 904,400
Abungura = 817,600
Abashambo = 551,600
Abatsobe = 120,400
Abakono = 95,200
Abaha = 77,000
Abashingo = 60,200
Abanyakarama = 39,200
Abasita = 19,600
Abongera = 15,400
Abenengwe = 560
Abandi = 655,200 (Harimo Abahinda, Abahondogo, uteranyijeho n'abadadite imiryango muri iyi miryango 19 y'Abanyarwanda).
Muraho neza BenImmana 🙏
Muri miliyoni 14 z'Abanyarwanda, dore population ya buri muryango (ubwoko) (clan) mu miryango 19 y'Abanyarwanda 👇
Abo ni Abanyarwanda bari muri buri muryango mu miryango 19, gusa hano ntabwo ari exact number, mu kugeranya twifashishije percentage zo muri 70, hanyuma dukbaho na total y'uko Abanyarwanda bangana uyu munsi tugabanya ijana
dore uko izo percentage zari zimeze 👇
Abasindi (+ Abanyiginya): 24.23%
Abasinga: 14.60%
Abazigaba: 11.46%
Abagesera b'Abazirankende: 11.04%
Abega: 8.00%
Ababanda: 6.69%
Abacyaba: 6.46%
Abungura: 5.84%
Abashambo: 3.94%
Abatsobe: 0.86%
Abakono: 0.68%
Abaha: 0.55%
Abashingo: 0.43%
Abanyakarama: 0.28%
Abasita: 0.14%
Abongera: 0.11%
Abenengwe: 0.004%
Abandi: 4.68% (Aha turasangamo umuryango w'Abahinda ku mwanya wa 18, ndetse n'umuryango w'Abahondogo ku mwanya wa 19, uteranyijeho n'abadadite imiryango muri iyi miryango 19 y'Abanyarwanda)
Abasinga, Abanyiginya n'Abasindi, Abazigaba, Abagesera ndetse n'Abega bagize hafi 70% y'Abanyarwanda bose
Izi percentages ziri mu gitabo "Les clans du Rwanda ancien" cya D'HERTEFELT M, cyo muri 1971
Imiryango y'Abanyarwanda ubundi ni iyihe?
Iyo miryango y'Abanyarwanda tuvuga hano rero ni imiryango ishingiye ku gisekuru ibyo mu Cyongereza bakunze kwita "clans" ari byo: ubwoko bushingiye ku gisekuru:
Abasindi (+ Abanyiginya)
Abasinga
Abazigaba
Abagesera b'Abazirankende
Abega
Ababanda
Abacyaba
Abungura
Abashambo
Abatsobe
Abakono
Abaha
Abashingo
Abanyakarama
Abasita
Abongera
Abenengwe
Abahinda
Abahondogo
🤔 Are the 19 Clans of Rwanda Still Important Today?
Among the positive traditional values of Rwandan culture, clan solidarity once stood at the very heart of society. Before colonial times, Rwandans belonged to 19 clans, known as "amoko" which were based on ancestors.
When the colonizers arrived, they reinterpreted these clans as rigid "social classes," creating the categories of Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa. Yet before their arrival, those distinctions were fluid, a person could move from one group to another depending on their life circumstances.
What truly mattered was the clan identity. Wherever a Muzigaba, Musinga, or Musindi went, they were warmly welcomed by members of their clan, regardless of their social status. Every clan had its own totem. And also, no widow or orphan was ever left behind, the clan took care of everyone.
Imagine if this spirit of unity and shared responsibility were restored today. Could reviving our clans help us care better for widows, orphans, and the vulnerable, and heal the divisions left by colonialism?
Rebuilding the sense of clan solidarity wouldn’t divide us; it could instead strengthen our togetherness as one people, Abanyarwanda, united by origin, love, and compassion ❤️🫶🇷🇼
Source: Uruyange
