I know there are indigenous Caucasoid, Mongoloid and Australoid populations in Asia, but I'm not sure about Negróid. I'm guessing the most likely place would be somewhere like Yemen, as it's so close to Africa, but I'm not sure.Would be interested to know! :)Note: I have to spell 'Negróid' with an accented 'o' because Yahoo! seems to think that it's an offensive word. :|. Created by THE SWARM. social-science-en - anthropology-en

Are there any areas of Asia with indigenous Negróid populations?

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Are there any areas of Asia with indigenous Negróid populations?

I know there are indigenous Caucasoid, Mongoloid and Australoid populations in Asia, but I'm not sure about Negróid. I'm guessing the most likely place would be somewhere like Yemen, as it's so close to Africa, but I'm not sure.

Would be interested to know! :)

Note: I have to spell 'Negróid' with an accented 'o' because Yahoo! seems to think that it's an offensive word. :|

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Paul B

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The Negrito peoples, spread throughout Andaman and other islands in the Indian Ocean, also some indigeneous peoples (Semang) in Malaysia etc.

They are regarded as Proto-Australoids, survivors of the earliest exodus of anatomically modern humans across Asia to Australia. I don't know if any recent DNA evidence confirms or contradicts this theory.