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The autosomal DNA of Nilotic peoples has been examined in a comprehensive study by Tishkoff et al.

( 2009 ) on the genetic affiliations of various populations in Africa.

According to the researchers, Nilotes generally form their own Sub-Saharan genetic cluster.

The authors also found that certain Nilotic populations in the eastern Great Lakes region, such as the Maasai, showed some additional Afro-Asiatic affinities due to repeated assimilation of Cushitic-speaking peoples over the past 5000 or so years.